Queensland’s turtle population are being given a helping hand against predators with four organisations sharing $2.1 million under round two of the Nest to Ocean program. The funding is part of a $7 million joint Australian and Queensland Government investment over four years to reduce the threat to turtle nests from feral pigs, foxes and…
E&OE…. Topics: water reform, Prime Minister Turnbull, Environment Portfolio, Direct Action, renewable energy, climate change FRAN KELLY: Minister good morning. Thanks for joining us again. GREG HUNT: And good morning Fran. FRAN KELLY: How do you make sure that this move won't see the rivers sacrificed to the needs and wants of the farmers and…
E&OE…. Topics: Environment portfolio, water reform MICHAEL ROWLAND: Greg Hunt joins us now. Minister, good morning. GREG HUNT: Good morning, Michael. MICHAEL ROWLAND: How do you feel about losing responsibility to Water to the Nationals' Barnaby Joyce? GREG HUNT: Well actually, Water was always with Barnaby Joyce prior to the election. After the election I…
E&OE…. Topics: Environment portfolio, water reform, Prime Minister Turnbull, Direct Action JOURNALIST:Were you consulted by this decision by Malcolm Turnbull to give Water to Agriculture? GREG HUNT:Yes, actually. I had extended discussions with Malcolm. We've just had the two greatest years of water reform in Australia's history. My job – which I didn't seek because…
E&OE…. Topics: Prime Minister Turnbull, water reform, Environment portfolio JON FAINE: Greg Hunt, good morning to you. GREG HUNT: And good morning Jon. JON FAINE: Have you spoken to Tony Abbott since he was deposed? GREG HUNT:Ah yes – no I had a long talk with him on Monday night. It was a very hard…
The International Day for Protection of the Ozone Layer is a timely reminder of what can be achieved when industry, governments and communities work together for the common good. On this day 30 years ago the Vienna Convention – the parent convention of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer – was…
E&OE…. Topics: Prime Minister Turnbull TOM ELLIOTT:Our next guest, we believe is still the Federal Environment Minister. Greg Hunt, good evening. GREG HUNT:And good evening Tom, talking of combat sports… TOM ELLIOTT:Now, have you – well, that's right, I mean there was a lot of blood let in Canberra last night. Okay, which way did…
E&OE…. Topics: Prime Minister Turnbull, Environment portfolio, water reform PATRICIA KARVELAS:Welcome to the show. GREG HUNT:Hello Patricia. PATRICIA KARVELAS:You walked into the ballot with Tony Abbott last night. Did you vote for him? GREG HUNT:Look, I think it's widely known that when Malcolm was leader, I stayed with him out of a sense of strong…
E&OE…. Topics: Murray-Darling Basin reforms, investment in irrigation infrastructure, One-Stop Shop reforms, EPBC Act, National Party Conference, Prime Minister, climate change GREG HUNT: Good morning. A decade ago, the Murray-Darling Basin and the Murray River were on a path to unsustainability. Australia's greatest river system and one of the world's great river systems was oversubscribed…
The Government and Australia has moved closer to achieving the long-term sustainability of agriculture and the environment – which is at the heart of the Murray Darling Basin Plan. The Government has delivered on a key commitment with the Water Amendment Bill 2015 passing through the Senate today. The Murray Darling Basin is the food…