Interview on 3AW Mornings with Neil Mitchell

Transcript, E&OE Topics: China’s tariff on Australian barley; Discussion on opening state borders. 19 May 2020 Neil Mitchell: Now there are two elements to what happened overnight. One, China has offered $2 billion to the world once- an inquiry once the pandemic is over. One of the things they say though will fund is social development…

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Interview on Radio National, Breakfast with Fran Kelly

Transcript, E&OE Topics: Tariff on Australian barley into China; Australia’s relationship with China; Impact of COVID-19 on tourism in Australia; Queensland potentially keeping borders closed until September. 19 May 2020 Fran Kelly: Trade Minister Simon Birmingham is with us now. Minister, welcome back to Breakfast. Simon Birmingham: Hello, Fran, good to be with you. Fran Kelly: Now, you couldn’t…

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Interview on Channel 7 Sunrise with David Koch

Transcript, E&OE Topics: Review into COVID-19’s origins; Tariff on Australian barley into China. 19 May 2020 David Koch: Now, China has carried through with a threat to impose a tariff on Australian barley. It’s imposed an 80 per cent duty on imports of our grain after an 18-month investigation into claims Australia had dumped barley into…

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Interview on ABC, Insiders, with David Speers

Transcript, E&OE Topics: The dispute with China over Australian barley exports. 17 May 2020   David Speers: Simon Birmingham, welcome to the program. Look, you don’t really believe that these trade sanctions from China have nothing to do with Australia calling for an inquiry into the virus, do you? Simon Birmingham: Hello, David, it’s good to be…

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