E&OE…. Topics: Labor’s plans to bring back the carbon tax, Renewable Energy Target, passing of Don Randall GREG HUNT: What we’re seeing today is a desperate diversion from Bill Shorten from Labor’s massive new carbon tax. Now, it’s their written policy. We saw that in the papers last week when there was a massive leak…
E&OE…. Topics: Bill Shorten’s latest plan to hike power bills MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: So there will now be a significant contrast between the two major parties on renewable energy. The Federal Environment Minister, Greg Hunt, is standing by the existing target of just over 23 per cent of energy coming from renewable sources. Mr Hunt insists…
E&OE…. Topics: Passing of Don Randall, 500km Walk for Autism MARK PARTON: Greg Hunt is the Federal Environment Minister, he’s on the line right now. Morning Greg. GREG HUNT: Good morning Mark. MARK PARTON: Don Randall – what a shock. GREG HUNT: Yeah look, I found out from a text from a close friend last…
E&OE…. Topics: Bill Shorten’s latest plan to hike power bills, passing of Don Randall STEVE CHASE: Greg Hunt, you’ve seen on the front page of some of the Fairfax papers today, some scant details of the Renewable Energy Target we’re told Bill Shorten is going to announce to the Conference this weekend. Does it fill…
E&OE…. Topics: Bill Shorten’s latest plan to hike power bills DAVID SPEERS: Greg Hunt, thank you for your time. Now, you say that increasing the Renewable Energy Target to 50 per cent as proposed by Labor will push up power prices. Now, what do you base that on? GREG HUNT: Well, it's not just me.…
E&OE…. Topics: Entitlements, Shenhua Watermark mine approval, Labor’s plan to bring back a carbon tax, post-2020 emissions reduction targets BARRIE CASSIDY: Ok, next, our studio guest, the Environment Minister Greg Hunt, and while he joins us, here's the Prime Minister yesterday on the controversy around the Speaker Bronwyn Bishop. Excerpt begins TONY ABBOTT: Look, I…
E&OE…. Topics: Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Labor’s plan to bring back a carbon tax, Shenhua Watermark mine approval MONIQUE WRIGHT: Well, it's been a heated week of environmental issues. It started with the environment under fire for pulling the plug on household solar and wind farms, but by Wednesday the Opposition had its own headache,…
E&OE…. Topics: 30th Anniversary of the hand-over of Uluru, entitlements GREG HUNT: Look, I'm honoured and delighted to be here at Uluru-Kata Tjuta with Senator Jo Lindgren. Uluru is a sacred site for the Anangu, it's an iconic site for Indigenous Australia and it's at the heart of our self and landscape for all of…
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE WITH SENATOR JOANNA LINDGREN, SENATOR FOR QUEENSLAND Today at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park we joined with more than 100 people, men, women and children of all ages, to commemorate one of the most defining moments for all Australians and a key milestone for Indigenous land rights. On 26 October 1985 the Australian…
All states and territories have joined with the Commonwealth in reaching agreement on several high profile environmental issues. At a meeting of state and territory environment ministers I chaired this week, crucial progress was made towards finalising the National Clean Air Agreement, prioritising the development of a national recovery plan for koalas, and taking action…