3 December 2024 Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham, Opposition Leader in the Senate and the Liberal Party’s foremost moderate, has called time on his parliamentary career. Like Bill Shorten on the other side of politics, Birmingham is choosing, rather than being forced to start an entirely new line of work in his 50s. A former…
DetailsTopics: Thank you and farewell. 08:35AM AEDT 29 November 2024 David Penberthy: Well, it was a political bombshell that absolutely nobody saw coming. Simon Birmingham, who for many years has been a Liberal senator for South Australia, he served at the highest levels under Malcolm Turnbull, Scott Morrison, Tony Abbott. Suddenly announced yesterday afternoon…
DetailsTopics: Thank you and farewell. 08:05AM AEDT 29 November 2024 Jules Schiller: David Bevan has joined us in the studio to interview Simon Birmingham. Welcome, David. David Bevan: Good morning, Jules. Good morning, Sonya. Simon Birmingham. Really significant figure in not only South Australian politics but national politics. Sonya Feldhoff: And for…
DetailsTopics: Social media reforms; Thank you and farewell. 07:45AM AEDT 29 November 2024 Peter Stefanovic: Let’s go to Canberra now. Simon Birmingham is there. The Shadow Foreign Minister who has called time on his career. We’ll get to that in a moment. Simon, good to see you, by the way. So the Prime Minister…
DetailsTopics: Thank you and farewell. 07:25AM AEDT 29 November 2024 Michael Rowland: Okay, now, the opposition Senate leader, Simon Birmingham, has announced he’ll retire from politics and not seek re-election next year after almost two decades in Parliament. Senator Birmingham serves as the Shadow Foreign Minister and also the Coalition’s leader in the Senate.…
DetailsTopics: Thank you and farewell. 07:35AM AEDT 29 November 2024 Patricia Karvelas: Veteran Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham will retire from federal politics at the next election after serving 17 years in the Senate. The South Australian has previously been the Minister for Trade and Tourism as well as the Minister for Finance. He currently…
DetailsTopics: Albanese meeting with President Xi; Australia-US relationship; 09:40AM AEDT 19 November 2024 Laura Jayes: Joining me now is the Shadow Foreign Minister, Simon Birmingham. Thanks so much for your time. Is it believable that they just didn’t talk about Trump at all in any in-depth way, skirted around the edges? Simon Birmingham:…
DetailsTopics: Australia-US relationship; Ambassador Rudd; Labor changes UN position; 04:10PM AEDT 14 November 2024 Greg Jennett: So today we’ll welcome Simon Birmingham back to the program. He joins us from our Sydney studios. Simon, good to have you back on the program. Simon Birmingham: Hello, Greg. Great to be with you. Greg…
DetailsTopics: Australia-US relationship; Albanese should meet with Trump; 11:15AM AEDT 14 November 2024 Kieran Gilbert: Let’s go live to the Shadow Foreign Minister, Simon Birmingham. Thanks for your time. So much happening in the wake of the US election. I know you were pretty much on the front line, the first in the first…
DetailsTopics: Middle East; Incoming Trump administration; Ambassador Rudd; Australia-China relationship; 02:35PM AEDT 13 November 2024 Cheng Lei: Joining me live is Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham. It’s great to have you with us [Senator] Birmingham. So, let’s talk about the Middle East for now. What do you think is the way forward? We…
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