SPENCE DENNY: … there is a lot of interest in the outcome of the vote for the Senate. Much of the Coalition’s policy really does hinge on control of the Upper House and, wow, it is quite an extraordinary situation that there are so many candidates this year that the Electoral Commission is actually…
DetailsMICHAEL SMYTH: … with just a couple of days of campaigning left, the Prime Minister has made a very brief visit to Adelaide this afternoon. He at first made a beeline for Wakefield, the seat currently held by the Labor MP Nick Champion to talk to some workers at Futuris Automotive. He’s at Hindmarsh,…
DetailsTONY ABBOTT: It is good to be here at Penrice Soda. I want to thank Guy Roberts and his team for making myself, Christopher Pyne and Simon Birmingham so welcome. This is a business which has been in the front line of job losses arising from the carbon tax. This is an energy…
DetailsKIERAN GILBERT: Joining me this morning, Labor frontbencher Kelvin Thomson from Melbourne and Liberal Senator and frontbencher Simon Birmingham in Adelaide. Senator Birmingham, first to you. Hindmarsh… it’s only a very small margin there held by Steve Georganas as I said… the Coalition pretty confident you might nab that. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning,…
DetailsMICHAEL SMYTH: … the Libs were firmly focused on the Torrens, pledging more money to help clean it up. Joining us now is the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment, Simon Birmingham. Senator, welcome. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good afternoon, Michael. Good afternoon to your listeners. MICHAEL SMYTH: First of all, have you recovered…
DetailsKEITH CONLON: Some good news if the Coalition gets in then the Torrens might look a lot cleaner … in about … an hour and a half … a gathering of the Coalition people at the Torrens … You might be able to give us a tip … SIMON BIRMINGHAM: … we’ll…
DetailsED COWLISHAW: Last week, on the program, South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill and the federal Water minister, Mark Butler, were in the Riverland announcing $265 million dollars for security of the River Murray. Earlier this morning I spoke to Senator Simon Birmingham, the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray-Darling Basin, to gain his thoughts…
DetailsLYNDAL CURTIS: Now to our panel and today we’re joined by Labor Senator Lisa Singh and Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham. Welcome to you both. LISA SINGH: Hi, Lyndal. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good afternoon, Lyndal. Hello, Lisa. LYNDAL CURTIS: Simon, if I could start with you, quickly, because the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott,…
DetailsKIERAN GILBERT: Joining me now from Brisbane, Liberal frontbencher Senator Simon Birmingham. Senator Birmingham, thanks for your time. A lot to discuss this Tuesday morning… I want to start with the… one of the things that Brendan O’Connor referred to… it’s in The Daily Telegraph newspaper about a Liberal candidate’s off-colour website. He’s the…
DetailsRUSSELL WOOLF: Senator Simon Birmingham is the Liberal Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment and joins us on Drive very shortly. The Swan and Canning Rivers were on the election agenda today and Senator Birmingham, the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment, was in Perth to announce the Coalition’s commitment to improve our Swan…
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