Topics: Budget 2024-25; 8:45AM ACST 15 May 2024 David Bevan: Good morning, Simon Birmingham. Simon Birmingham: Good morning. Good to be with you. David Bevan: Well, look, people are going to welcome the tax cuts. It’s money in their pocket. They’re going to welcome $300 over the course of a year. How…
14 May 2024 Today, the Coalition with the full support of the crossbench have forced the hand of the Labor Government to provide a copy of the secret manual distributed by the Prime Minister’s Office to departments instructing them how to avoid answering questions from the Senate. Scrutiny of the government through Senate estimates is…
Topics: Labor lacks courage to stand firm; UN General Assembly resolution; 12:35PM AEST 13 May 2024 Kieran Gilbert: Let’s turn our attention now to the Middle East and a huge reaction to the government’s supporting the vote at the UN the other day for Palestinian statehood. Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham joins me.…
Topics: Israel – UN vote 12:30PM ACST 11 May 2024 Senator Birmingham: Thanks everybody and thanks very much for coming along. Overnight, despite weeks of emphatic denials from the Prime Minister, the Albanese Government changed position in relation to Australia’s stance on Israel and a future Palestinian state. The Government back flipped in relation…
Topics: Labor lacks courage to stand firm; UN General Assembly resolution; 09:20AM ACST 11 May 2024 Luke Grant: I want to have a chat here to the Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Simon Birmingham, who joins me on the line. Good morning. Simon Birmingham: Good morning. Luke, good to be with you.…
11 May 2024 The Albanese Labor Government has proven overnight that they lack the courage to stand against pressure and by sound principles after voting at the United Nations General Assembly for a resolution granting a unique form of UN membership to the ‘State of Palestine’. Labor’s support for the resolution sends a shameful…
Topics: UN Palestinian statehood vote; Australian Israel position; Budget; 09:20AM AEST 10 May 2024 Laura Jayes: Let’s go live now to the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Birmingham. Simon, thanks for your time. Of course, in the context of what Kaiser was just talking about, there is a looming vote at the UN on…
Subjects: Australia-Tuvalu relationship; Falepili Union. 09 May 2024 Penny Wong, Foreign Minister: Thank you very much Talofa. It’s wonderful to be back here in Tuvalu, and this visit, accompanied by Senator Birmingham, demonstrates Australia’s unwavering commitment, bipartisan commitment to your beautiful country. I thank the Prime Minister for both being here with us, for his warm…
Topics: China, Israel, Tuvalu, Gas Projects; Domestic Violence. 06:20AM AEDT 9 May 2024 Bridget Brennan: Well, China has accused Australia of spying on its military operations in the Yellow Sea and that’s why one of its fighter jets was forced to intercept an Australian helicopter last weekend. To get the Opposition’s view on…
Joint media release: Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs 08 May 2024 Today we will travel to Funafuti for the second bipartisan Pacific visit of this term, to demonstrate Australia’s deep and enduring connection with Tuvalu. We will meet Tuvalu Prime Minister, the Hon Feleti Teo OBE, and his Cabinet to take…