Transcripts
2009
July
- Interview on Sky TV, Kieran Gilbert, 1 July. Subjects: Recent violence against Indian students in Australia; updates on Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
June
- Interview with TVNZ Wellington, Guyon Espiner, 21 June. Subjects: Australia and New Zealand: immigration, economic relationship, common currency, defence relations; Fiji; China.
- Interview: Radio New Zealand Morning Report with Geoff Robinson, 19 June. Topics: Australia-NZ bilateral relationship, Fiji, Pacific Islands Forum.
- Interview with Jim Middleton, ABC, 19 June. Subjects: Fiji; whaling.
- Interview with Sky News, 19 June. Subject: Protests in Iran; New Zealand announcement on whaling.
- Joint press conference with New Zealand Minister for Foreign Affairs, Murray McCully, 18 June. Subjects: Fiji an NSW trade
- Press Conference with Botswana's Foreign Minister, Mr Phandu Skelemani, 17 June. Subject: Australia and Botswana's bilateral relationship; New South Wales Budget; Iran; Sri Lanka.
- Extract from Question without Notice, 16 June. Subject: Iranian election.
- Joint Press Conference with Rosemary Museminali, Rwandan Minister for Foreign Affairs.15 June. Subjects: Minister's visit to Australia; Rwanda's membership of the Commonwealth; purpose of Minister's visit; Australian representation in Rwanda; NSW State Government issues - China; Israel; peacekeeping.
- Sky News Australia AM Agenda with Keiran Gilbert, 15 June. Subjects: NSW Government budget; Israel-Palestinian conflict, Iranian election.
- ABC2 Breakfast News, 15 June. Subjects: Israeli Prime Minister,Benjamin Netanyahu's speech declaring a two-state solution to the middle east crisis; Iranian elections and Iran's nuclear program; North Korea sanctions; Australian troops in Afghanistan.
- Joint Press Conference with Moses Wetang'ula, Kenyan Minister for Foreign Affairs. 12 June. Subjects: Australia Kenya Bilateral meeting; Attacks on Indian students; UNSC sanctions on North Korea; rumored Chinese Government sanctions on Rio and BHP; Australia-Chinese bilateral relations; imprisonment of Damir Dokic; Chinalco-Rio proposal; settlement of the Uighur people; Nasrah Al Shamery.
- Joint Press Conference with Mr Sam Abal, Papua New Guinea Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Immigration. 10 June 2009. Subjects: the 19th Australia-Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum.
- Interview with Joe O’Brien : ABC2 News Breakfast, 10 June, Subjects: Indian student attacks, Peshawar bombing, Australia-PNG Ministerial forum
- Interview - Sky News, 8 June, Subjects: European elections, Lebanese elections, diplomatic appointments, India
- Press Conference, 8 June. Subjects: Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum; diplomatic appointments; India; foreign investment; elections in Lebanon.
- Press Conference, The Hon Stephen Smith MP, and Tongan Prime Minister Dr the Hon Feleti Sevele, Minister for Foreign Affairs, 3 June. Subjects: Pacific Partnership for Development; Fiji; Pacific seasonal worker scheme; constitutional and electoral reform; small Pacific Island countries; PACER Plus; reconstruction of Nuku'alofa.
- Question Without Notice: Indian students, 2 June.
May
- Meet The Press, 31 May. Subjects: North Korea's missile tests; Schappelle Corby; the Opposition's climate change policy; Guantanomo Bay inmates; Indian students; US Ambassador to Australia; and industry's response to the emissions trading scheme.
- Interview - Lateline ABC, 28 May, Subjects: Consular issues; North Korea missile tests; Aung San Suu Kyi; diplomatic appointment of Hugh Borrowman
- Interview by Fran Kelly, Radio National AM, 27 May, Subjects: The Copenhagen Conference and the Governments Emissions Trading Scheme; North Korea Nuclear and Missile Tests; Aung San Suu Kyi Trial; Australian Photographer Nigel Brennan.
- Press Conference, Canberra, 26 May - Subjects: Nuclear testing by North Korea, Heads of Mission, Nigel Brennan.
- Joint Press Conference with Mr Bernard Membe, Tanzanian Foreign Minister, 25 May - Subjects: Trade, investment and economic ties between Australia and Africa, Australia’s bid for a UN Security Council seat, Hugh Borrowman, FTAs and the unions, Somalia, the European Union, whaling envoy, New Zealand and ASEAN FTA and Pakistan.
- Interview - 7.30 Report, 25 May, Subjects: North Korea nuclear tests
- Question Without Notice: North Korea - 25 May
- Interview: Kieran Gilbert, Sky News Agenda, 25 May. Subjects: Ambassador to Sweden; emissions trading; Doha; Burma and Aung San Suu Kyi; Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
- Interview: Elizabeth Jackson, ABC 'AM, 23 May Subject: Aftermath of the victory over the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka.
- Interview by Matt Brown, Radio National AM, 20 May, Subject: Pakistan.
- Interview by David Reyne and Christie Malthouse on Channel 10’s Dave and Kim Show, 20 May, Subjects: Mrs Smoel in Thailand; people smuggling and refugees.
- Interview by Kieran Gilbert - Sky News Agenda, 19 May, Subjects: Newspoll results, Sri Lanka; Middle East peace and reconciliation; Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
- Interview by Virginia Trioli and Joe O'Brien - ABC2 Breakfast News, 19 May, Subjects: Sri Lanka; trial of Aung San Suu Kyi
- Interview: Australia Network with Jim Middleton, 18 May, Subject: Sri Lanka, Burma; Indian Election.
- Press Conference with Kasit Piromya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thailand, 8 May. Subjects: Bilateral cooperation, Damir Dokic, piracy, people smuggling, Defence White Paper, Kokoda Track, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
- Joint Media Conference with Belgian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Foreign Trade Karel De Gucht, 6 May, Subjects: Australia’s bilateral relations with Belgium, Sri Lanka, AFP Commissioner Mick Keelty, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Fiji.
- Joint Press Conference with Mr Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan, 1 May. Subjects: Japan-Australia relations; whaling; Fiji; swine flu.
April
- Interview, AM, 29 April, Subjects: Sri Lanka; Afghanistan troop boost.
- Interview, Sky, 29 April, Subjects: Swine flu outbreak; troops for Afghanistan; asylum seekers; climate change; Sri Lanka.
- Interview, ABC 2, 29 April, Subjects: Australian troops to Afghanistan; Government aid being offered to Sri Lanka; the precautions taken against swine flu in Australia.
- Interview, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, 23 April, Subject: Gallipoli visit.
- Doorstop interview, 22 April, Subjects: Comments on the Government's response to the 2020 Summit, Sri Lanka and other issues
- Interview - AM program, 20 April, Subjects: Smith calls for patience with boat investigation
- Interview with Jim Middleton on Australia Network, 15 April - Subjects: Fiji, Bali process, US-China relations
- Joint press conference with Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Hassan Wirajuda - Bali, Indonesia, 15 April. Subjects: Bali Process Ministerial Meeting, humanitarian assistance for Rohingya people in Burma, people smuggling co-operation.
- Doorstop interview, 15 April, Subjects: Bali Process meeting; new funding for Rohingyas; situation in Thailand; people smuggling cooperation and extraditions.
- Joint press conference with Minister for Immigration, Chris Evans; Minister for Home Affairs, Bob Debus, 14 April. Subjects: Bali Process; Thailand, DPRK, Fiji, Asylum Seekers, Rohingyas, Sri Lanka, Australians detained in Papua.
- Interview with ABC 2, 14 April 2009, Subjects: Meeting in Bali; people smuggling; trans-national crime.
- Interview with ABC Radio AM, 14 April, Subjects: Thailand, Fiji .
- Interview with Fran Kelly, ABC Radio National, 14 April, Subjects: Protests in Bangkok and situation in Fiji
- Press conference, 13 April, Subjects: Thailand, Fiji, Sri Lanka, Durban review conference, Somali piracy
- Joint press conference with Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Secretary of Defence Robert Gates, 9 April 2009. Subjects: Maersk ship/piracy; AUSMIN communiqué; Afghanistan; criticism of US supplemental war funding; cybersecurity.
- Interview with Kim Landers, ABC, Washington, 8 April, Subjects: Afghanistan, meeting with Secretary Clinton, AUSMIN, East Asia Summit and Thailand, Indonesian and Malaysian elections.
- Remarks before meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Washington, 8 April
- Interview - Sky News, 7 April, Subjects: Italian earthquake, Afghanistan, North Korea, trial of Garuda airlines pilot.
- Interview - Kerry O'Brien, 7.30 Report, 6 April, Subjects: North Korean rocket launch, nuclear disarmament, Afghanistan.
- Interview - Fran Kelly, Radio National, 1 April, Subjects: International Conference on Afghanistan, relationship with China.
March
- Interview with Scott Bevan, ABC News, 31 March, Subject: International Conference on Afghanistan
- Doorstop interview, 30 March, Subject: Attack on Pakistan police
- Media Conference, Perth, 30 March, Subjects: Visit to the Netherlands, UN conference on Afghanistan, China.
- Interview on Sky News, 30 March, Subjects: Conference on Afghanistan, China.
- Press Conference, Beijing, 27 March, 2009, Subjects: Australia-China Strategic Dialogue, Chinese investment in the Australian resources sector, Sudan.
- Interview with David Speers, Sky News, 27 March, Subjects: Joel Fitzgibbon, second Strategic Dialogue, China's role in the IMF, UN Security Council, foreign capital investment in Australia.
- Interview - Phoenix Television, Beijing, 26 March, Subjects: China’s role in the IMF, regional architecture, Australia-China FTA, Chinese investment in Australia, Australia-China Strategic Dialogue
- Interview - Australia Network, Beijing, 26 March, Subjects: Opportunities in western China, global financial crisis, Chinese investment in Australian resources sector
- Doorstop Interview, Australian Embassy, Beijing, 26 March, Subjects: Australia-China Strategic Dialogue, Australian investment in western China, Chinese investment in the Australian resources sector
- Doorstop Interview, Chongqing, 26 March, Subjects: Foreign investment in Australia, diplomatic representation in China
- Doorstop Interview, 25 March, Ju Yuan Fraternity Hospital construction site, Ju Yuan Township, Sichuan Province
- Interview with Sichuan TV and Sichuan Daily, 25 March
- Interview - Sichuan TV, China, 24 March
- Speech (students Q & A) – Sichuan University, China, 24 March
- Media conference at Sichuan University, China, 24 March, Subjects: China FTA, Strategic Dialogue
- Article published in the UAE newspaper The National, 23 March - Subjects: Australia and the UAE are natural allies - let’s build on that
- Australia Network: Interview with Jim Middleton, 20 March - Subjects: Sri Lanka, visit to China, Afghanistan
- ABC2 News Breakfast: Interview with Virginia Trioli and Joe O’Brien, 20 March - Subject: Afghanistan
- ABC2 Lateline Business: Interview with Ali Moore, 19 March
- ABC News Radio: Interview with Marius Benson, 18 March - Subjects: Lowy Institute report, Afghanistan, Durban Conference
- Sky News: Interview with Ashleigh Gillon, 18 March - Subjects: Afghanistan, DFAT resourcing, foreign investment
- ABC 2 Lateline: Interview with Tony Jones, 17 March - Subjects: Aghanistan, Australians in Merauke
- Today on Sunday: Interview with Laurie Oakes, 15 March
- Question Without Notice: Durban Review Conference, 12 March
- Interview - Sky News, 12 March - Subjects: German School Shooting; Aid for Zimbabwe; Iraqi PM and FM visit to Australia; Afghanistan; Aid for Family Planning
- Interview - Joe O’Brien, ABC2 Breakfast, 12 March - Subjects: School shooting in Germany, arrival of the Iraqi Prime Minister, war in Afghanistan and aid for Zimbabwe
- Question Without Notice: Zimbabwe, 11 March
- Press conference with Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister, 10 March - Subjects: bilateral relations, Cyprus, aid funding, Fiji, Durban review, Tibet
- Insiders program, 8 March - Subjects: Attack on Sri Lankan cricket team, Pakistan, Afghanistan, UN Security Council campaign, Zimbabwe, Malcolm Turnbull
- Interview - ABC 720 Perth, 4 March - Subjects: attack on Sri Lankan cricket team
- Interview - Tony Eastley, AM, ABC Radio , 4 March - Subject: attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan
- Press conference, 4 March - Subjects: attack on Sri Lankan cricket team, Bali process, Pakistan, Afghanistan, aid funding
- Interview - Afternoons on ABC News Radio, 3 March - Subjects: Donations to Gaza, Afghanistan
- Doorstop Interview, 3 March - Subjects: Sri Lanka Cricket Team attack in Lahore, Pakistan
- Interview - Ashleigh Gillon, Sky News AM Agenda, 3 March - Subjects: global financial crisis and free trade, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel
- Interview - Ann Sanders, Seven Morning News , 3 March - Subject: Afghanistan
February
- Media Conference with Malaysian Foreign Minister Dr Rais Yatim , 23 February
- Question Without Notice: Harry Nicolaides, 23 February
- Interview - Doorstop, 21 February - Subjects: Harry Nicolaides, Cornelia Rau
- Interview - Radio National Breakfast, 20 February
- Interview - 7.30 Report, 19 February
- Opening remarks introducing Indonesia’s Foreign Minister, Dr Hassan Wirajuda, at the 20th Anniversary of the Australia-Indonesia Institute , 19 February
- Joint media conference with Hassan Wirajuda, Foreign Minister of Indonesia, 19 February
- Joint media conference with Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi , 16 February
- Interview - AM Program, 16 February - Subject: Visit to Pakistan
- Interview on ABC Radio, AM, 12 February - Subjects: Subjects: Zimbabwe, Israeli elections, Bushfires
- Interview with Sky News , 12 February - Subjects: Victorian bushfires, economic stimulus package, Israeli elections, Zimbabwe
- Joint Press Conference with Foreign Minister for Portugal, Luis Amado , 10 February
- Interview - BBC, 9 February - Subjects: Bushfires
- Interview - Asia Pacific Focus , 8 February
- Question Without Notice: Merauke Five, 5 February
- Interview - Sky News AM Agenda, 5 February - Subjects: economic stimulus package, trade protectionism, additional aid to Sri Lanka
- Remarks at the launch of the OECD's review of Australia's aid program, 4 February
January
- Interview with Fran Kelly, Radio National, 30 January, Subjects: Relationship with Africa, aid for Gaza, aid funds for family planning organisations
- Response to a speech by Ms Tenagne Lemma, National Director, World Vision Ethiopia, 28 January
- Response to a speech by Mr Miguel Barreto, Deputy Country Director, World Food Programme, Ethiopia, 28 January
- Response to a speech by Dr Catherine Hamlin, Hamlin College for Midwives, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28 January
- Interview: ABC2 TV News Breakfast, with Joe O’Brien, 27 January - Subjects: Visit to Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Japanese whaling, humanitarian assistance for Gaza.
- Press Conference - Perth, 23 January - Subjects: South Korean Foreign Minister's visit, conversation with Hillary Clinton, US alliance, Guantanamo Bay closure, Chinese economic downturn, relationship with South Korea, North Korea.
- Joint Media Conference, with New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully – Perth, 21 January - Subjects: Australia - New Zealand relations; Fiji; Barack Obama inauguration; US relations; BHP Billiton announcement in Ravensthorpe.
- Joint Media Conference, with Netherlands Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen - Perth, 19 January - Subjects: Australia-Netherlands relations; Afghanistan; Sri Lanka; Japanes whaling; Incoming Obama Administration; Harry Nicolaides on trial in Thailand; Illegal boat arrivals; Australians stranded in Fiji; Gaza; Netherlands troops in Afghanistan; Netherlands photographic exhibition.
- Press Conference - Perth, 18 January - Subjects: Gaza; Visit to Australia by Netherlands Foreign Minister; Afghanistan; Israel.
- Press Conference - Perth, 16 January - Subjects: Aid to Fiji; Trooper Mark Donaldson; Zimbabwe; Conflict in the Middle East; Japanese whaling; and Australians sentenced in Indonesia.
- Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra, 13 January
Previous Transcripts
2008 - 2007
- Previous transcripts from Foreign Minister Stephen Smith for the years 2008 and 2007.
