Interview on ABC Adelaide Morning with David Bevan

Topics:  Vaccine rollout; tax offset extension; Victoria’s belt & road initiative; Australia’s foreign arrangements; Chinese consulate opening; women’s safety; 22/04/2021 09:30AM   David Bevan: Minister for Finance here in our federal government, but South Australia’s most senior Liberal politician is in our studio. Good morning, Senator Birmingham.   Simon Birmingham: Good morning, David. Great to…

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Interview on Sky News Live, AM Agenda with Laura Jayes

Topics: Economic recovery; vaccination rollout; employment figures; Christine Holgate; 16/04/2021 09:20AM Laura Jayes: Australian businesses are being told to grab the baton and run as consumer confidence fuels Australia’s jobs recovery. Unemployment has beat expectations, falling five point six per cent in March. But, well, ongoing concerns over the nation’s vaccine rollout have an impact…

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Interview on 2GB, Drive with Jim Wilson

Topics: Unemployment figures; international travel; dancers at defence event; 15/04/2021 05:35PM Jim Wilson: The work is out there for people to grab the unemployment figure has fallen from five point eight per cent to five point six per cent, 70,000 jobs added in the last month. And a record thirteen million Australians are in a…

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Doorstop, Parliament House, Canberra

Topics: AstraZeneca vaccine; vaccine rollout; international borders 09/04/2021 10:00AM Journalist: The vaccine roll out. Clearly all Australians are not going to receive their first vaccination by the end of the year.   Simon Birmingham: This is very disappointing, very disappointing the circumstances that have occurred in relation to the AstraZeneca vaccine. Australia still has contract…

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Interview on Sky News Live, AM Agenda with Laura Jayes

Topics: AstraZeneca vaccine; vaccine rollout; reopening borders; Parliament House workplace conduct 09/04/2021 09:20AM Laura Jayes: To the Finance Minister, Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham, we sit here this morning with more uncertainty over the vaccine. Is there some stuff up from government along the way here?   Simon Birmingham: No, there’s not. Laura, this is a…

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Interview on CH 7 Sunrise with David Koch

Topics: Parliament House culture; Economic recovery; 25/03/2021 07:20M David Koch: Finance Minister, Simon Birmingham joins us now from Adelaide. Minister, you’ve got some great economic figures to talk about, we’ll get to those in a moment but obviously the big talking point today is the Prime Minister’s interview last night. As Mark Riley just put…

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