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Simon Birmingham

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Gender Male
Age 49
Web site www.senatorbirmingham.com.au
Date of birth June 14,1974
Zodiac sign Gemini
Born Ashford
Australia
Party Liberal Party of Australia
State/territory South Australia
SpouseCourtney Morcombe
Office Australian Senator
Job Politician
Education Gawler and District College
The University of Adelaide
Gawler & District College B–12
Official site senatorbirmingham.com.au
Position Minister for Finance of Australia
Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Senate since 2022
Previous positionMinister for Finance of Australia (2020–2022)
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Simon John Birmingham is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for South Australia since 2007. A member of the Liberal Party, he served in the Morrison government as Minister for Finance from 2020 to 2022 and as Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment from 2018 to 2020.

Australia Bush fires: Backpackers can stay longer if you help in the reconstruction of

Feb 18,2020 2:12 pm

a Backpacker in Australia on the working holiday visa may now be able to stay longer if you help Out at farms that were affected by the Bush fires.

Previously, these visas allow people to work in the same place for six months - But this is only increased to 12.

Australia, says acting minister for immigration, to get the new rules.

the new rules, with immediate effect.

"These hard-working Australians were beaten by the recent Bush fires, But as of today, you can employ a Backpacker for six months longer, to help you at a critical time in the recovery effort," said Alan Tudge in a statement.

"It means that working holiday makers can help restore houses, fences and farms, you can get to the properties and with help, demolition, land clearing and the repair of dams, roads and Railways to build. "

', We need all hands on deck'

Australia often burns during the Bush fire season, But his last summer was one of The Most extreme ever.

A state of emergency was declared in November 2019, and there was no significant rain until February 2020, if put Out fires were in New South Wales - But it also brought

The immigration minister, the new rules will affect not only how long backpackers stay in a place in your first year, it will also help you to apply for a visa, spend a second year in Australia.

Previously this only applied to people who do paid work in regional areas, which Mr Tudge estimates that a third of the Backpacker in Australia.

fires in Australia caused devastation in the rural communities

He is also a radio station 2GB,

said,"they are very practical measures to get more people on the earth right now, because we need all hands on deck," said the Minister.

He also added that more and more backpackers in the affected areas benefits for the wider communities would be farmers, not only the.

"It brings money into the local communities as well," he added.

"backpackers tend to make money, then you go and spend it in a very short time in those local areas, as well as so they are ideal for local communities on A Number of fronts. "

Australia's minister for trade, tourism and investment, Simon Birmingham , says that more and more holidaymakers in these communities is essential to "help, protect, local jobs and local businesses alive".

"We know that tourism enterprises in Brand make affected communities, it is difficult, and the more tourism dollars, can succeed this working holiday-makers, in these economies, the faster companies these get back on their feet," he says.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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