E&OE…. Topics: Threatened Species Summit, National Threatened Species Strategy, Shenhua Watermark mine approval, Labor’s plan to bring back a carbon tax. GREG HUNT: So I’m delighted to announce that we are setting a goal of halt and reverse the decline in our threatened species. This is about protecting the bilby, the bettong, the bandicoot, some…
The Australian Government has set new major new targets to tackle feral cats, protect and recover threatened mammals, birds and plants, and improve recovery practices under the nation’s first Threatened Species Strategy. I am proud to launch the Strategy today at the Threatened Species Summit in Melbourne. The Threatened Species Strategy sets out the Government’s…
E&OE…. Topics: Shenhua Watermark mine approval, Labor’s plans to bring back a carbon tax ALAN JONES: Minister Hunt's on the line, Greg Hunt good morning. GREG HUNT: Good morning Alan. ALAN JONES: Can I just raise a couple of things from this Independent Expert Scientific Committee report which they've compiled, and for the benefit of…
E&OE…. Topics: Threatened Species Summit, entitlements, Clean Energy Finance Corporation, renewable energy, climate change RAFAEL EPSTEIN: The Environment Minister Greg Hunt joins us, he's been at the zoo at another function, he joins us on the line. Greg Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon Raf, I've literally just stepped off stage so I…
E&OE…. Topics: Threatened Species Summit, National Threatened Species Strategy, Shenhua Watermark mine approval PATRICIA KARVELAS: Today the Environment Minister Greg Hunt launched a new strategy for protecting threatened species. $6.5 million dollars will be used to protect 20 mammals, 20 birds and a range of plants. That includes the orange-bellied parrot, the numbat, and the…
I am delighted to announce Helen and John Taylor, world experts on fuel efficiency, as the latest Clean Air Champions. Clean Air Champions are a select group of representatives from industry, community and academia who help to raise awareness and knowledge of air quality and initiatives being undertaken to support a clean air future for…
The Australian Government will secure the future of 20 of our threatened bird species by 2020, setting an ambitious new target to reverse declines in their populations. We have to work harder to meet these challenges. We also have to work smarter. So, for the first time, an Australian Government has identified a list of…
E&OE…. Topics: National Clean Air Champions, Labor’s plan to bring back the carbon tax GREG HUNT: I'm delighted to be here today with John and Helen Taylor and to announce that they will be National Clean Air Champions. That means they are part of the National Clean Air Agreement. We are working with the States…
E&OE…. Topics: Labor’s plans to bring back the carbon tax, Shenhua Watermark mine decision ROSS GREENWOOD: The Federal Environment Minister, Greg Hunt has been listening on the line. Hello Greg, how are you? GREG HUNT: Well thank you and good evening, Ross. ROSS GREENWOOD: So therefore, is there going to be, if there were a…
Today we’ve learnt that Bill Shorten is, in every respect, a carbon copy of Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard. But Bill Shorten not only wants to bring back the carbon tax – he wants a carbon tax on households and a carbon tax on electricity. Today, Bill Shorten's secret plan for Labor’s whack on families,…