Topics: Cheng Lei media incident; Chinese Premier visit to Australia; China-Australia relationship; Nuclear power policy; 02:35PM AEST 17 June 2024 Tom Connell: So that was the Prime Minister live, joining me here in the studio and waiting patiently, the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham. What do you make of that? Didn’t know what…
DetailsTopics: Chinese Premier visit to Australia; G7 nations support for Ukraine; 09:35AM AEST 14 June 2024 Laura Jayes: Australia is preparing for an historic visit from the Chinese Premier this weekend. It’ll be the first time a Chinese premier has been here in seven years, so what can we expect? Joining me live is…
DetailsTopics: Coalition policy to raise social media age limit; Chinese President visit to Australia; Adelaide pandas; Redirecting funds of seized Russian assets; SA political donations ban proposal; 04:10PM ACST 13 June 2024 Greg Jennett: Simon Birmingham, welcome back once again to Afternoon Briefing. We’ve got some foreign affairs matters to get to in…
DetailsTopics: Steele Hall; Jennifer Cashmore; King’s Birthday honours 8:36AM ACST 11 June 2024 Sonya Feldhoff: Well, over the weekend, news of the deaths of two stalwarts of the conservative side of politics in a former Premier, Steele Hall, and of course the passing of Jennifer Cashmore. Jules Schiller: It is odd…
DetailsTopics: Steele Hall 08:05AM ACST 11 June 2024 David Penberthy: Well, as we said at the start of the program, it was a sad day, and somewhat strange day for the South Australian Liberal Party, where in the space of just a few hours two of the party’s greats, former Premier and Senator and…
DetailsTopics: Foreign defence recruits; US ceasefire deal; NDIS Minister to peace summit and Immigration Minister dreaming of drones; 7:45AM AEST 04 June 2024 Peter Stefanovic: Well, the government is looking overseas to help with its recruitment for the Australian Defence Force, eyeing off permanent residents from the US, UK, New Zealand, Canada and the…
DetailsTopics: Chinese military exercises around Taiwan; PNG landslide disaster; Labor’s detainee debacle; Minister Giles failing; 07:48AM AEST 28 May 2024 Pete Stefanovic: Foreign Minister Penny Wong is expected to directly address the strategic challenge being posed by China’s naval aggression at a Defending Australia Summit today in Canberra. Senator Wong believes China’s naval…
DetailsTopics: ICC warrant application; Chinese military exercises around Taiwan; AUKUS; 09:20AM AEST 24 May 2024 Holly Stearnes: Well, Scott Morrison has weighed in on the International Criminal Court’s decision to seek arrest warrants for both Hamas and Israeli leaders, including Benjamin Netanyahu. Now, the former prime minister took to X to say…
DetailsTopics: ICC warrant application; support for Ukraine; skilled migration; energy infrastructure investment. 07:35AM AEST 22 May 2024 Patricia Karvelas: There’s been an outcry from the Coalition over a decision from prosecutors at the International Criminal Court to seek arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for war crimes…
DetailsTopics: Antisemitic phrases; Senate motion; PMO’s secret manual to avoid answering questions; New Caledonia riots; 4:20PM AEST 16 May 2024 Matt Doran: The Shadow Foreign Minister, Simon Birmingham, joined us earlier. Simon Birmingham, welcome back to Afternoon Briefing. Your motion earlier today was that specifically targeting Fatima Payman? Simon Birmingham: It was certainly…
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