Topics: International and State Borders; JobKeeper; Free Trade Agreement with the UK; Daniel Andrew comments. 18/06/2020 07:22AM Karl Stefanovic: Well, Australia is on the cusp of new trade deals with the UK, which could supercharge our recovery from the pandemic. This, as our tourism industry is dealt another massive blow; international travel is off the…
DetailsTopics: …Labor Party corruption, trade deal with UK, international and domestic travel, extending quarantine pilot for international students 18/06/20 07:02AM Peter Stefanovic: Well joining me live now is Trade and Tourism Minister, Simon Birmingham. Minister, good morning to you, thanks so much for joining us. Simon Birmingham: Morning, Peter. Peter Stefanovic: We may as well start…
DetailsTopics: Free trade deal with Britain; Victorian Labor Party corruption, pilot for international students 18/06/2020 07:30AM Lisa Millar: Let’s get more on the free trade negotiations between Australia and the UK. The Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, got together with his counterpart, Boris Johnson, for a virtual announcement last night with some interesting comments about some of…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: UK trade 17 June 2020 Michael Usher: A free-trade deal between Australia and the UK could be finalised by the end of the year, making us less reliant on China. Negotiations officially begin later this month, and today Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson both released video messages throwing their support behind…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Trade agreement with the UK; domestic and international tourism sectors. 17 June 2020 Mark Levy: Now, I spoke at the start of the show about Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and his question as to why anyone would want to visit South Australia. South Australian Senator Andrew McLachlan, to whom I spoke…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Domestic tourism; trans-Tasman bubble; Australia-UK free trade agreement. 17 June 2020 Narelle Graham: Simon Birmingham, the Federal Liberal Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, South Australian Senator and a senior member of the Liberal Party, is somewhat of a regular on this program and we appreciate him taking the time to be…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Economic impacts of COVID-19 in Australia; International and domestic tourism; Australian trade relationships. 17 June 2020 Sabra Lane: Minister, if I could just pick up on the last points about tourism? Beyond the Australian-New Zealand travel bubble that’s being planned, when can you see a time that the borders might be…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: domestic tourism industry; interstate border restrictions. 17 June 2020 John MacKenzie: We’ve been talking the last few days about green shoots at long, long last. My God, it’s been a nightmare, hasn’t it? I don’t know communities anywhere in this country suffering more than ours per capita given that we rely…
DetailsJoint media release Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment The Hon David Littleproud MP, Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management The Hon Dr John McVeigh MP The Hon Scott Buchholz MP, Assistant Minister for Road Safety and Freight Transport 14 June 2020 It will now be easier for South…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Captain Cook statue defaced by protesters, Australian facing death penalty in China, 14 June 2020 Journalist: A statue of Captain Cook has been defaced in Hyde Park in Sydney overnight. Your reaction to that? Simon Birmingham: Look, I condemn any type of vandalism. In the end we should learn from our history, not seek…
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