ABC News – Afternoon Briefing

Topics: Opposition meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister; Ambassador Rudd; 04:50PM AEDT 20 March 2024   Greg Jennett:  Senator, welcome. We will get to Kevin Rudd, I promise. But as you’ve come directly-   Simon Birmingham: We don’t have to.   Greg Jennett: We will, we will. I think we might have discussed it before by…

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ABC Radio – RN Breakfast

Topics: Chinese Foreign Minister visit to Australia; Religious discrimination legislation; Liberal Party;  07:45AM AEDT 20 March 2024   Patricia Karvelas:  China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet with Penny Wong today, marking Beijing’s most high profile visit to Australia since relations between the two nations broke down in 2017. There are strong signals from China.…

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Doorstop – Parliament House, ACT

Topics: Chinese Foreign Minister visit to Australia; Religious discrimination legislation;  07:25AM AEDT 20 March 2024   Simon Birmingham: I look forward to meeting later today with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and welcome him to Australia. The period during which China refused to have, and ceased to have ministerial level dialogue with Australia was counterproductive…

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ABC Radio – 891 Adelaide, Breakfast

Topics: Trade Minister snubs US as closest ally; SA Liberal Party; 08:20AM AEDT 19 March 2024     Jules Schiller: South Australian Senator, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of Opposition in the Senate, Simon Birmingham. What do you have to say to our New Zealand listeners as you break the news to them…

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ABC Radio – AM

Topics: Chinese Foreign Minister visit to Australia; Trade Minister snubs US as closest ally; SA Liberal Party; 08:20AM AEDT 19 March 2024     David Lipson: The Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, will be welcomed to Canberra, but it’s a meeting planned with former prime minister Paul Keating that’s raised eyebrows in parliament and defence…

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Doorstop – Press Gallery, Parliament House ACT

Topics: Albanese Government risk national security again; Tech giants on notice; Paul Keating meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister; Supermarket divestiture proposal; SA Liberal Party; 07:55AM AEDT 19 March 2024     Simon Birmingham: Quite remarkable stories today that the Albanese Government has changed the composition of the way in which the National Security Committee of…

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2GB – Breakfast on Ben Fordham Live

Topics: Trade Minister snubs US as closest ally; Chinese Foreign Minister visit to Australia;  07:45AM AEDT 19 March 2024     Ben Fordham:  Well, Don Farrell, the trade minister, is no stranger to putting his foot in his mouth and he’s done it again. And this time he somehow managed to offend a global superpower.…

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Sky News Live – First Edition

Topics: Trade Minister snubs US as closest ally; Paul Keating meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister; eSafety Commission action; Housing crisis; 07:32AM AEDT 19 March 2024     Pete Stefanovic:  Trade Minister Don Farrell has caused a stir by claiming the US is not Australia’s closest international partner. Rather, New Zealand is.   [EXCERPT]   Don…

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ABC Radio – Melbourne Drive

Topics: Labor’s UNRWA decision risky and reckless;  04:20PM AEDT 15 March 2024     Ali Moore:  The Australian government has announced it’s going to resume funding for the United Nations aid agency for Palestinians, UNRWA. Australia joined a number of Western nations in freezing funds. You might remember this back in January, after Israeli intelligence…

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Doorstop – Adelaide, SA

Topics: Labor UNRWA decision risky and reckless; Palestinian visas cancelled; Chinese foreign minister visit to Australia; 2:15PM ACDT 15 March 2024     Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming along today. Let me be clear that the Coalition emphatically recognises the enormous humanitarian need that exists in Gaza at present. On October 7th last…

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