E&OE…. Topics: Great Barrier Reef, Home Insulation Program CHRIS SMITH: Greg Hunt, the Federal Environment Minister, is on the line right now. Minister, good morning. GREG HUNT: Good morning, how are you? CHRIS SMITH: I'm very well. You would be very happy with this final UNESCO decision, I would imagine? GREG HUNT: Look I am…
E&OE…. Topics: Great Barrier Reef, climate change, marriage equality RAFAEL EPSTEIN: It's a long way from the Peninsula to Bonn in Germany. But that is where Greg Hunt is, far from his seat here in Melbourne. He's the Minister for the Environment, part of Tony Abbott's Federal Government. Greg Hunt, welcome to the show. GREG…
E&OE…. Topics: Great Barrier Reef PAUL MURRAY: Greg Hunt, the Federal Minister for the Environment, joins us now. G'day Greg. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon Paul. PAUL MURRAY: You're actually over in Europe at the moment. Were you in Europe for this particular meeting? GREG HUNT: Yes, I was here exclusively for the Bonn conference…
E&OE…. Topics: Tasmanian World Heritage Area, Great Barrier Reef TONY JONES: The Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has been in Germany for the UNESCO meeting. He joined us earlier from Bonn. Greg Hunt, thanks for being there. GREG HUNT: Pleasure. TONY JONES: Can we just establish one principle at the outset? If the UN ultimately…
E&OE…. Topics: Great Barrier Reef, marriage equality STEVE CHASE: Mr Hunt, this decision has been characterised as a relief for the Government. Is that a fair assessment? GREG HUNT: Look I think it’s a tremendous and important result, not just for Australia, but for the entire UN Convention system. The Chair of the Conference, the…
Thank you, Chair. The Great Barrier Reef is Australia’s greatest natural icon. It also continues to be the world’s Great Barrier Reef. Over the past five years, however, we have clearly heard the concerns of the World Heritage Committee. And I can tell you – Australia and Queensland have responded. In fact, the Committee’s –…
E&OE…. Topics: Great Barrier Reef LINDSAY WEBB: The Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles and the Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt have been in Bonn, Germany putting forward the case not to list the Great Barrier Reef on the endangered list. The decision is being handed down tonight and on the phone from Bonn is the…
As part of our commitment to protect and improve the long-term health of the Great Barrier Reef, the Australian Government will invest $8 million to roll out the monitoring and reporting programme of the Reef 2050 Plan. Minister Hunt made the announcement today during his intervention at the World Heritage Committee in Bonn. The Reef…
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE WITH HON DR STEVEN MILES MP, QUEENSLAND MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT & HON JACKIE TRAD MP, QUEENSLAND DEPUTY PREMIER Investment by the Australian and Queensland Governments, industry and the community in the Great Barrier Reef exceeded more than $485 million in 2014/15 alone, according to the new Investment Baseline released today. Deputy…
E&OE…. Topics: Great Barrier Reef VANESSA GRIMM: And for more I'm joined on the line by the Environment Minister, Greg Hunt, who was at the UNESCO meeting in Bonn a few hours ago when the ruling was made. Greg Hunt, welcome. Well this decision by no means should be interpreted the Reef is being given…