Joint media release The Hon Michael McCormack MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment The Hon Sussan Ley MP, Minister for the Environment The Hon Warren Entsch MP, Special Envoy for the Great Barrier Reef 12 May 2020 Tourism…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Australian meat processors licence suspensions; COVID-19 inquiry. 12 May 2020 Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming along guys. We were advised overnight, through the Department of Agriculture, that four Australian meat processors had their licences suspended in relation to exports to China. The reason given for this suspension relates to instances…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Return of jobs, barley battle with China, COVID-19 funding limit. 12 May 2020 Lisa Millar: Let’s go back to our top story now, with predictions a quarter of a million jobs could return within weeks as lockdown restrictions are eased across the country. For more, the Trade Minister, Simon Birmingham, joins us…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: China-Australia trading relationship, Australian trade economy. 11 May 2020 Annelise Nielsen: Joining us live now is Trade Minister, Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham, thank you for your time. Very significant news with this barley development with China. Do you think it is premature though, to link it to the trade tensions with the…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: … China dumping inquiry on Australian barley, Port Adelaide Football Club sponsorship deal with China, uptake of tourism in regional South Australia, AFL imposes further restrictions on team training. 11 May 2020 David Penberthy: But with the Trade Minister who joins now, Simon Birmingham, it’s a real practical question because here and…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: …moving the economy through post COVID-19 recovery, travel within South Australia, concerns about crowded shopping malls, query about Cedar Meats. 10 May 2020 Paul Richards: Simon Birmingham, is the Federal Tourism Minister. It’s my pleasure to welcome him to the program on another day when South Australia has registered no new coronavirus…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: China investigation into Australian barley imports, requests to extend JobKeeper and JobSeeker, Mike Kelly resignation. 10 May 2020 Simon Birmingham: …to reports about China’s potential imposition of duties on Australian imports of barley. China has been undertaking, for close to 18 months now, an investigation into claims made within China of dumping…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Some states reopening travel, China possibly place 80 per cent tariff on Australian exports of barley. 10 May 2020 Chris Smith: Senator Simon Birmingham is the Federal Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment and he’s on the line. Senator, good morning to you. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Chris. Good to be with you.…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Free trade agreement with Indonesia; Newstart payment; JobSeeker payment; China. 08 May 2020 David Bevan: Senator Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, good morning to you. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David. I feel like I should start by saying mate. David Bevan: Yeah, mate. Now, the- we’re happy to take calls but…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Future of domestic travel in Australia. 07 May 2020 Gareth Parker: The Federal Tourism Minister is Simon Birmingham. Minister, good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Gareth. Good to be with you. Gareth Parker: So that’s sort of the internal state debate which I’m going to come back to. But it seems that you and…
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