E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Australia/New Zealand Closer Economic Relationship Trade Agreement; CPTPP; Simon Birmingham: I’d like to welcome my good friend David Parker, the New Zealand Trade Minister to Adelaide, to Australia today and especially to do so on Waitangi Day. So, happy Waitangi Day to David, and to all of our New Zealand friends involved.…
DetailsTopics: Hakeem Al-Araibi, proposal to ban cotton exports, Banking Royal Commission, SA Royal Commission into the management of Murray Darling Basin. Ali Clarke: Good morning Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good morning. Good to be with you, wish there was a flying fox down Kensington Road. Ali Clarke: Yes, well, we could maybe arrange that couldn’t…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on 2GB with Chris Kenny Topics: Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement; Brexit 24/01/2019 11:14PM Chris Kenny: Now while his home city of Adelaide suffers under record heat today, it’s been an absolute scorcher in Adelaide, its hottest ever day recorded as we mentioned earlier, the South Australian Senator Simon Birmingham being the Trade Minister…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on RN Breakfast with Fran Kelly Topics: Digital trade rules; Yang Hengjun 25/01/2019 7:35am Fran Kelly: Global business and political elites have gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos again and Australia is there driving talks to establish a new set of global digital trade rules. The rules would cover…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Sydney with Wendy Harmer and Robbie Buck Topics: Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement; Geographical Indicators 22/01/2019 9:20am Robbie Buck: Let’s ask somebody who’s right in the midst of those negotiations. Simon Birmingham is the Federal Minister for Trade and joins us on the line. You’re in Brussels at the moment,…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC 891, Breakfast with Ali Clarke and David Bevan Topics: Captain Cook; Cashless Welfare Card; Warren Mundine; Sam Dastyari 23/01/2019 9:05AM David Bevan: From Davos this morning good morning Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Hello David, Ali and listeners. David Bevan: You’re there bringing world peace are you and…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on BBC Radio 4 Today with Justin Webb Topics: Brexit 21/01/2019 6:00pm Justin Webb: There is a practical Brexit meeting today. Simon Birmingham, Australia’s Trade Minister is going to hold talks in London with the International Trade Secretary Liam Fox. And Mr Birmingham has been telling me what is on the…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on ABC Breakfast with Michael Rowland Topics: Brexit; Kelly O’Dwyer; Appointment of Consul-General to Chicago 21/01/2019 7:30am Michael Rowland: As Britain prepares itself for a pending departure from the EU. Australia is monitoring how this impacts bilateral trade. Simon Birmingham is in London where he is meeting British officials about the very…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Interview on Channel 7 Sunrise with Samantha Armytage Topics: Brexit 21/01/2019 7:22AM Samantha Armytage: UK Prime Minister Theresa May will return to parliament later today with her so-called plan B for Brexit. Less than a week ago, May’s Brexit deal suffered an historic defeat in parliament – 432 votes to 202, with MPs…
DetailsE&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Brexit; Australia Day. 710am Steve Price: Minister thanks for your time. Simon Birmingham: Good morning Steve, good to be with you. Steve Price: What gives you confidence that we can sail through the middle of this chaos? Simon Birmingham: Well Australia has done all of the preparatory work that we possibly…
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