Sky News Live – First Edition

Date: Tuesday, 15 March 2022 Topic(s): Fuel excise; Cost of living; Labor marginal seat spending; US sanctions on China; Peter Stefanovic:  Joining me live now is the Finance Minister, Simon Birmingham. Minister, good morning to you. I know you’re going to point to the budget here, but will you cut fuel excise?   Simon Birmingham: Well, good morning,…

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Sky News Live, AM Agenda with Laura Jayes

Date: Friday, 11 March 2022 Topic(s): Kimberley Kitching; Flood crisis; Laura Jayes:  Let’s go live now to the Finance Minister, Simon Birmingham. Thanks so much for your time, Minister. Appreciate it. First of all, Kimberley Kitching, she’s been remembered even by her opponents as such, a great patriot and a kind person this morning. Is that…

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Interview on Sky Sunday Agenda, with Andrew Clennell

Topic(s): Ukraine; QLD floods Andrew Clennell: Let’s bring in Finance Minister Simon Birmingham, we’re seeing some resistance from the Ukraine? Simon Birmingham: Andrew, thanks for the opportunity, as you have heard from interviews in your lead up, you can see strong resistance occurring from Ukrainian people, the Ukrainian forces. And their resistance is indeed a resistance to be…

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Interview on ABC RN Drive with Andy Park

Topic(s): Ukraine Andy Park: Simon Birmingham is the Acting Foreign Minister. Senator Birmingham, welcome to the program. Simon Birmingham: Can I acknowledge who you had on before. What a very strong and powerful advocate she is for Ukrainian people. Andy Park: It brings it home when she speaks about her own boyfriend fighting on the front.…

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Interview on 4BC, Drive with Scott Emerson

Date: Friday, 25 February 2022 Scott Emerson: The Prime Minister has announced a new round of sanctions aimed at ensuring Russia pays a cost for the terrible violence inflicted on the people of Ukraine amid concerns about the negligible impact of the early rounds of sanctions. Scott Morrison says he is working with NATO to provide non-lethal…

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Interview on 2GB, Drive with Jim Wilson

Topic(s): Ukraine Simon Birmingham: Good afternoon, Jim. It’s good to be with you as always. Jim Wilson: Oh, it’s terrible. It’s terrible what’s unfolding. And as acting Foreign Minister, we know that there are Australians in Ukraine. Do we know if any of them? What’s the state of play there as far as any reports of casualties? Simon…

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Interview on Sky News, AM Agenda with Laura Jayes

Topic(s): Ukraine Laura Jayes: Well, the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has condemned the Russian invasion as brutal and unprovoked entirely of Vladimir Putin’s making Australia will impose further financial sanctions on President Putin’s regime in retaliation for his action in Ukraine. Joining me live now is the Finance Minister Simon Birmingham. Thank you so much for your…

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Interview on ABC Adelaide Breakfast, with Nikolai Beilharz and Stacey Lee

Topic(s): Ukraine Nikolai Beilharz: We’re joined by Senator Simon Birmingham, the Finance Minister. Good morning, Senator. Simon Birmingham: Good morning Nikolai, Stacey and listeners. Nikolai Beilharz: Thank you for taking the time to speak to us. What is the Australian Government doing in response to this? Simon Birmingham: These are indeed very troubling times, and together with our partners around…

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