Interview on Sky News Live, Sunday Agenda with Kieran Gilbert

Topics:   Vaccine rollout; Industrial Relations reform; Employment rate; JobMaker hiring credit; Budget; Parliamentary workplace independent review; Veterans suicide royal commission 21/03/2021 07:35AM   Kieran Gilbert: Live to the Finance Minister, Simon Birmingham joins us now on the program. Minister, thanks very much for your time. Have you got an update for us, in relation to the…

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$235 million North East Rail Line upgrade a win for Victorian rail passengers

The Hon Michael McCormack MP Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Leader of The Nationals Federal Member for Riverina Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham Minister for Finance Leader of the Government in the Senate Senator for South Australia Senator the Hon Jane Hume Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital…

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Protections for participants in the independent review into Commonwealth Parliamentary workplaces

The Senate has today passed legislation that will ensure participants in the independent review into Commonwealth Parliamentary workplaces, to be led by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins, will have their privacy and confidentiality protected.   Finance Minister Simon Birmingham said the passing of the Archives and other legislation Amendment Bill 2021 through the Senate puts…

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Baggage handling contract awarded for Western Sydney Airport

THE HON PAUL FLETCHER MP Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts   SENATOR THE HON SIMON BIRMINGHAM Minister for Finance   The contract for baggage handling services at the future Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport has been awarded to Vanderlande, a global leader in baggage handling systems.   Minister for Communications,…

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Interview on ABC Afternoon Briefing with Jade Macmillan

Topics: Linda Reynolds; Christian Porter; Aviation and tourism support; Industrial Relations reforms 12/03/2021 4:00PM Jade Macmillan: Well, to discuss these issues, and more, I spoke to the Finance Minister Simon Birmingham a short time ago. Minister, thanks very much for your time.   Simon Birmingham: My pleasure, good to be with you.   Jade Macmillan: The Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has retracted…

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Earthworks halfway mark a ground-breaking milestone for Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport

Construction of the future Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport has reached a major milestone, with half the earthworks now done and dusted. Visiting the airport site today, Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, said the sheer scale of the earthworks demonstrates the monumental impact the project…

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