Topics: Protests at Parliament House; Senator Payman leaves ALP; Minority parties; 09:35AM ACST 5 July 2024 Bill McDonald: Joining us now to discuss a lot of that is Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Birmingham, who has actually written to the Prime Minister asking for some answers on how Parliament House’s security was breached.…
Topics: Lebanon travel warning for Australians; Senator Payman leaves ALP; Protestors on Parliament House 07:15AM ACST 5 July 2024 Mark Levy: Well, hasn’t it been a big week in Canberra? We’ve had protests on top of Parliament House, a senator quitting her party after crossing the floor, but now the attention has shifted to…
Topics: Protestors on Parliament House; Senator Payman leaves ALP; 05:10PM ACST 4 July 2024 Charlie Pickering: Well, someone who could probably hear all of that from his office was a Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Liberal Senator for South Australia, Simon Birmingham. Good afternoon Simon. Simon Birmingham: Good day. Charlie,…
Topics: Protestors on Parliament House; Reports Israeli Ambassador reprimanded; 12:50PM ACST 4 July 2024 Kieran Gilbert: While the protest was unfolding, I caught up with the foreign affairs spokesperson, shadow, Simon Birmingham, the Coalition’s representative. [Pre-recorded interview] Simon Birmingham: People can stand against actions or governments. They can stand in arguments for…
It would be an outrageous abandonment of a democratic friend and partner if the Albanese Government is telling Israel not to defend itself against attacks from Hezbollah. Hezbollah is a listed terrorist organisation in Australia which repeatedly ignores previous undertakings by indiscriminately firing rockets aiming to kill Israelis and displacing thousands from their homes. We…
Today, the Coalition has successfully established a Senate inquiry to review Australia’s sanctions framework and consider how Australia’s sanctions regime could better align with key partners and allies. Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Birmingham said as other like-minded partners forge ahead with applying critical sanctions on terrorist groups, rogue actors, criminals or those that…
Joint media release: The Hon Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Defence Reports that the Albanese Government is deploying a tiny force element of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) on the biggest US-led military exercise is troubling. It comes just months after Labor knocked back our partner’s request for military assistance in the Red…
Topics: Albanese rejects NATO invitation; Muslim campaign; 07:55AM ACST 2 July 2024 Simon Birmingham: There is clearly chaos infecting the Albanese Government internally as they tear themselves apart over Fatima Payman, allegations of intimidation, but also now infecting critical areas of policy. The Prime Minister is reported today to be single handedly rewriting budget…
Topics: Albanese rejects NATO invitation; Senator Payman; 07:45AM ACST 2 July 2024 Pete Stefanovic: Well, in breaking news this morning, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected an invitation from NATO to meet with world leaders at a historic summit in Washington this morning. The Sydney Morning Herald reporting it’s about ongoing sensitivities regarding international…