CARRIE BICKMORE: I think everyone knows that life throws you curveballs and that families come in all shapes and sizes and I think that’s why it struck a chord, because there’s so many people living in, you know, ‘non-traditional’ families in Australia. We tried to get Tony Abbott to come on the show tonight. He…
DetailsEDWIN COWLISHAW: Joining the program this morning is Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment Senator Simon Birmingham. Good morning to you Senator. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning Ed and good morning to your listeners. EDWIN COWLISHAW: Senator, I guess when it comes to this project how much overall is it going to cost? Because it’s…
DetailsTRANSCRIPT OF SENATOR SIMON BIRMINGHAM ABC New England North West – 4 December 2013 Subjects: Meeting with Peel Valley Water Users; water pricing SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Look I’m going to be interested in meeting with the representatives of the Peel Valley and hearing their case and I have no doubt that Barnaby as local…
DetailsKIERAN GILBERT: … with me this morning, Liberal frontbencher Parliamentary Secretary [to the Minister] for the Environment Senator Simon Birmingham on this, the first day of the 44th Parliament. Before we get into the politics, for many of those who have arrived here in Canberra at Parliament for the first time as Members of Parliament,…
DetailsTREVOR SCOTT: To tell us all about it is the man who made the announcement yesterday Senator Simon Birmingham. Good morning, Senator. SIMON BIRMINGHAM:Good morning, Trevor and good morning to your listeners. TREVOR SCOTT: Good to talk to you, Simon. You're back in our region again and having a good look around but two-hundred-and-forty million dollar boost…
DetailsNEWSREADER: Senator Simon Birmingham Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment. CLINT JASPER: So when you hear announcing guidelines for the Three IP Funding, what effectively does that mean? SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Well this will allow money to start flowing into river communities throughout South Australia, so some thirty-million dollars will be made available this financial…
DetailsEdwin Cowlishaw: …for South Australia and also the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment. Senator, good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning Ed, good morning to your listeners. Edwin Cowlishaw: Now earlier this year it was announced that two-hundred-and-forty million would be given to irrigation districts in South Australia, you've recently approved the guidelines…
DetailsTREVOR HARDEN: When we last spoke with South Australian Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham, in March this year, on Making Sense he was the shadow parliamentary secretary with responsibility for the River Murray and water and so on. Now he is the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt, and he still has…
DetailsMATTHEW ABRAHAM: As you would have heard on our news this morning, the National Broadband Network is updating its rollout maps and Ziggy Switkowski, who is the new head of it, appointed by the Abbott Government I think in its first few days, says he wants to more accurately reflect what is going on and…
DetailsDAVID LIPSON: Factional brawling, faceless men, allegations of payback and claims that women are not being fairly represented in senior positions – all barbs aimed at the Labor Party from within the Labor Party after yesterday’s frontbench announcement. The former Speaker, Anna Burke, who missed out on a frontbench position, is leading the charge. She…
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