Topics: AUKUS 0900 AEDT Tuesday, 14 March 2023 Reporter: Senator Birmingham, what’s your reaction to the new AUKUS details that we’ve heard this morning. Simon Birmingham: Well, we continue to give bipartisan support to a venture that we are proud to have started. There are many questions though still to be answered about…
DetailsTopics: AUKUS 08:40AM AEDT Tuesday, 14 March 2023 David Penberthy: Simon Birmingham, long standing Liberal Senator for SA and the Federal Opposition Leader in the Senate joins us now. Birmo, good morning. What’s your take on this? It seems to be pretty much to be unadorned good news, does it not? Simon Birmingham: Good…
DetailsTopics: AUKUS; AUKUS funding, China 08:05AM AEDT 14 March 2023 Patricia Karvelas: Well, as we’ve been reporting, the AUKUS arrangement has been officially announced now in San Diego. The US President Joe Biden, the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and our own Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have announced the deal and it is huge. As…
DetailsTopics: Fiji, AUKUS, India 16:10 AEDT 9 March 2023 Greg Jennett: We do have a piece of breaking news to bring to you now. Fiji’s former Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama, has been charged by Fiji Police for abuse of office. Now, it’s alleged that Mr Bainimarama and the country’s former Police Commissioner interfered in…
DetailsTopics: India, Agriculture Department finances, The Voice, power bills 08:00AM AEDT 9 March 2023 Simon Birmingham: I am very pleased to see the Prime Minister in India, building upon the strong Australia-India relationship. Australia’s relationship with India is at a real high point, having been driven by our signing of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership…
DetailsTopics: India, China, AUKUS, The Voice 07:47AM AEDT 9 March 2023 Patricia Karvelas: With the Prime Minister in India this week, he’s using degrees as a form of diplomacy. A new agreement will make it easier for students to have their tertiary education recognised in each country. Simon Birmingham is now the shadow foreign…
DetailsTopics: Foreign Minister meeting Chinese counterpart – Ukraine, Robodebt Royal Commission 09:20AM AEDT 3 March 2023 Laura Jayes: The Foreign Minister, Penny Wong has met her new Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in India. She faces the tricky task of toeing the diplomatic line as Australia looks to improve relations…
DetailsTopics: Labor’s superannuation broken promise 16/03/2023 08:37AM ACDT Stacey Lee: Well, you’ve probably heard the news about the superannuation tax changes from ’25-’26. Around 80,000 people will have their superannuation impacted – those are the people with more than $3 million in super and the tax rate will change from 15 to 30 per cent for…
DetailsTopics: Australian held hostage in PNG returns home; Labor driving superannuation uncertainty for Australians; 07:45AM AEDT 28 February 2023 Peter Stefanovic: Well, let’s head now to the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham. Simon, good to see you. Thanks for your time this morning. So Bryce Barker, he’s friends, he’s family, no doubt relieved. He arrived home…
DetailsTopics: Anniversary of invasion of Ukraine; Australian support for Ukraine; Australian deaths in Philippines plane crash; Albanese Labor Government backflip on superannuation; 09:20AM AEDT 24 February 2023 Laura Jayes: Let’s go live to the Shadow Foreign Minister now. Simon Birmingham, thanks so much for your time. Another $33 million pledged for Ukraine from the Australian Government this…
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