Interview Transcripts

Lunchtime Agenda, Sky News Australia – Julia Gillard’s secret deal with the Greens on the mining tax, Julia Gillard’s mining tax, Julia Gillard’s carbon tax, party room consultation, photo opportunities

Interview Transcripts23 November, 2011

  ASHLEIGH GILLON: Joining me this afternoon on our panel of politicians, the Labor MP Amanda Rishworth and the Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham. Good afternoon to both of you.   Amanda, keeping the details of this deal with the Greens [to secure passage of the Government’s Minerals Resource Rent Tax legislation] did seem all very…

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FIVEaa – Electricity prices, Julia Gillard’s carbon tax

Interview Transcripts23 November, 2011

  LEON BYNER: Since our electricity was privatised about ten years ago, prices went up so we could have competition that would put them down again. Building in renewable energy targets for so called ‘green energy’ was expensive compared to coal. It forced the price up. The subsidising of solar panels hasn’t really been the…

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Doorstop interview, Parliament House – Julia Gillard’s carbon tax, taxpayer funded advertising, Australia Network

Interview Transcripts9 November, 2011

  SIMON BIRMINGHAM: I’ll just make two quick points on two important issues. Firstly, we read today that the Government is planning an advertising campaign to sell their carbon tax. Well, quite frankly, Australians are going to end up paying more than enough for this carbon tax, Australians are going to have to work harder…

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Doorstop interview, Parliament House – Julia Gillard’s carbon tax

Interview Transcripts8 November, 2011

  SIMON BIRMINGHAM: During last year’s election, Wayne Swan described claims that there would be a carbon tax under a re-elected Labor Government as hysteria. Well, today that hysteria comes to reality. Those hysterical claims will actually see the Labor Government legislate a carbon tax – a carbon tax that will have profound impacts across…

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Melbourne Talk Radio (MTR1377) – Julia Gillard’s carbon tax

Interview Transcripts8 November, 2011

  LUKE GRANT: One of the Opposition Senators who tried to stop this going through today is Senator Simon Birmingham who joins us on the line. Afternoon, Senator.   SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good afternoon, Luke, and good afternoon to your listeners.   LUKE GRANT: Now, give us a sense of where things were this morning. It’s…

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Joint doorstop interview, Parliament House – Julia Gillard’s carbon tax

Interview Transcripts8 November, 2011

  SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Thanks, Eric [Abetz], and thanks, Greg [Hunt].   There is nothing to celebrate today; there is much to condemn today. There is, of course, the broken promise of the past to condemn today but, more importantly for Australians, there are the outcomes for the future to condemn today. Those outcomes will see…

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FIVEaa – Julia Gillard’s carbon tax

Interview Transcripts8 November, 2011

  LEON BYNER:  Simon Birmingham, the deal’s done; the Greens are cracking the Champagne.   SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Indeed they are, Leon. The Greens were in the Chamber just a few minutes ago when the carbon tax passed. They are like the cat that got the cream and of course they have done so at the expense…

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2SM – Julia Gillard’s carbon tax

Interview Transcripts8 November, 2011

  GRANT GOLDMAN: … Now, the Coalition has moved to limit electricity price rises in the face of this new legislation. If the carbon tax passes today they say the Prime Minister should do the honourable thing and not gazette the legislation and immediately call an election so that Australians can actually finally have their…

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AM Agenda, Sky News Australia – Budget, Labor’s mining tax, Afghanistan

Interview Transcripts7 November, 2011

  KIERAN GILBERT: With me now, Liberal frontbencher Senator Simon Birmingham and Labor MP Andrew Leigh. Gentlemen, good morning to you both.   SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Morning, Kieran, Andrew.   …   KIERAN GILBERT: Andrew, the Access Economics [Deloitte Access Economics] report… you’re an economist, I want to get your thoughts on this straight away… the Deloitte…

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2SM – Poker machine reform

Interview Transcripts27 October, 2011

  DI COVENY GARLAND: … now on the line, Liberal Senator for South Australia Simon Birmingham. Good morning, Simon.   SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning, Dianne, and good morning to your listeners.   DI COVENY GARLAND: So, Simon, Tony Abbott says he will overturn the legislation if he becomes Prime Minister.   SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Yes, Dianne, look,…

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