Transcript, E&OE Topics: COVID-19 23 March 2020 Narelle Graham: And Senator Simon Birmingham, the Liberal Senator for South Australia and also the Minister for Tourism at the federal level, has very generously promised to be a part of this program at least once a week. And I very much appreciate that. We’ve got a lot of…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Support for airlines and vulnerable Australian businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. 20 March 2020 Narelle Graham: The Liberal Senator for South Australia, Simon Birmingham, has made himself available to take your questions this afternoon, so you can phone on 1300-160-222 or you can text on 0467-922-783. He is also of course the Federal…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE COVID-19, small businesses, tourism 20 March 2020 David Bevan: But we are joined by Senator Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, South Australia’s most senior Liberal, and certainly the most senior South Australian in the Federal Cabinet. If you’ve got a question for him about COVID-19, the Federal Government’s response to it,…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: COVID-19 impacts on tourism industry; 17 March 2020 Angie Bell: Well we’re here at The Star, Gold Coast today, hosting a roundtable for the Minister for Tourism and Trade Simon Birmingham, and also the Minister for Industry, Karen Andrews. And we’re here today talking about jobs, talking about keeping business in business…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Economic stimulus package. 17 March 2020 Laura Jayes: Let’s go live to the Tourism Minister, Simon Birmingham, he joins us from the Gold Coast this morning. Minister, thank you for your time. Mathias Cormann has just been very frank in telling us this morning that we need to brace for businesses to…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: COVID-19 impacts on Northern Queensland; 16 March 2020 Warren Entsch: Well first of all, thanks for being here. I want to thank the Minister for taking the time to be here, at a time which is very, very challenging and of course a lot of uncertainty around particularly our whole business community-…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: COVID-19 impacts on tourism sector. 16 March 2020 Patricia Karvelas: I’m joined by the Trade and Tourism Minister, Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham, welcome. Simon Birmingham: Hello, Patricia. Thanks for the time. Patricia Karvelas: The Prime Minister, the Treasurer and the Finance Minister met today to discuss economic stimulus measures. Is a second package or…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Dire circumstances of tourism in far north Queensland. 16 March 2020 John MacKenzie: Yes, I’ve got Tourism Minister, Simon Birmingham, in studio. Good morning and thanks for joining us in north Queensland. Simon Birmingham: Good morning. Great to be with you. John McKenzie: And it’s incredible timing given that what we saw yesterday really…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Federal support for the tourism sector in North Queensland. 16 March 2020 Adam Stephen: Alright, we’re 21 past 3. I’ve got a special guest with us this afternoon who has been in North Queensland to get a bit of the lay of the land for some of the fallout that we’ve already…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Tourism Stimulus Package; Coronavirus. 16 March 2020 Allison Langdon: Well, tourists coming to Australia now face 14 days in self-isolation. It’s a hard line move by Prime Minister Morrison, aimed at kerbing the spreading of the coronavirus, but the question is: at what cost? Karl Stefanovic: Plenty. The Federal Government has unveiled a…
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