JOINT MEDIA RELEASE WITH MR JASON WOOD MP, FEDERAL MEMBER FOR LA TROBE The Australian Government is taking action to protect African lions from the barbaric practice of canned hunting by banning the import and export of trophies made from these magnificent animals. The significant announcement was made tonight at the ‘Global march for lions’…
E&OE…. Topics: Canned hunting GREG HUNT: Good evening and thank you for your commitment to protecting the great, the magnificent, the majestic lions of the world. We all know these are some of the most iconic creatures. They are listed as vulnerable by the IUCN and they are subject, sadly, to a deeply inhumane…
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE WITH HON BARNABY JOYCE, MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE & HON BOB BALDWIN MP, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT The Coalition Government have today announced that they will bring forward legislation to cap buybacks to 1500 gigalitres, as part of the implementation of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, as promised by the…
E&OE…. Topics: Renewable Energy Target DAVID MARK: Greg Hunt, the issue of the Renewable Energy Target, where it should be set, has been running for some time. You’ve been holding talks with the various industry representatives as well as the Labor Party. What is the progress of those talks? GREG HUNT: Good. We are…
E&OE…. Topics: Great Barrier Reef, automotive industry, superannuation TOM ELLIOTT: The Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt joins us now. Mr Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: G’day Tom, how are you? TOM ELLIOTT: Good, thank you. Now, what are you doing in Japan? GREG HUNT: Look, really three things. The first is climate change co-operation.…
Today Labor has once again repeated plans to bring back the carbon tax – and that means higher power prices across Australia. On Sky News this morning, Matt Thistlethwaite said Labor would bring back the carbon tax as “a way to restore some of the lost revenue to the budget.” Labor wants to add billions…
E&OE…. Topics: Liberal Party, Budget MARK PARTON: Greg Hunt, Federal Environment Minister’s on the line right now. G’day Greg. GREG HUNT: Good morning Mark. I’ve got to say when I hear a story like that one, you’re right, if people don’t like animals then they shouldn’t be keeping them and it’s extraordinary that it…
E&OE…. Topics: Plastic bags, Leadership JOHN STANLEY: Greg Hunt, good morning. GREG HUNT: Good morning guys. JOHN STANLEY: Are you the nanny in all of this, are you? GREG HUNT: No, actually my job is to help clean up the environment and I think we can do that and we can do it without…
E&OE…. Topics: Great Barrier Reef STEVE AUSTIN: That’s just one excerpt from Life on the Reef and follows those who live in the most extraordinary places on planet earth. Greg Hunt is Australia’s Federal Minister for the Environment. Greg Hunt, good morning to you. GREG HUNT: Good morning Steve. STEVE AUSTIN: Did you watch…
E&OE…. Topics: Plastic bags BEN FORDHAM: And Greg Hunt, the Federal Environment Minister, wants to do something about that. He’s on the line. Minister, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: G’day Ben. BEN FORDHAM: We are one of the slack States, are we, when it comes to phasing out plastic bags? GREG HUNT: Look, I would…