Today I visited the Liverpool Plains to meet with local farmers to hear their views about the proposed Watermark project. I am aware of the high level of community concern regarding this project. I have requested additional advice from the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development (IESC) in…
E&OE…. Topics: Microbeads and microplastics, Meeting of Environment Ministers, National Clean Air Agreement, Renewable Energy Target, Emissions Reduction Fund DAVID SPEERS: Greg Hunt, thank you for your time this afternoon. Can I ask you, what – here in Australia – what microbeads are actually being used, and how much of a problem do you…
E&OE…. Topics: Liberal Party, reducing plastic packaging waste TOM ELLIOTT: Greg Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon Tom. TOM ELLIOTT: Now first, The Age is reporting today that seven Cabinet Ministers have withdrawn their support for Tony Abbott. Are you one of them? GREG HUNT: No. And frankly I think the story…
E&OE…. Topics: Green Army, Human Rights Commissioner MARK PARTON: Greg Hunt is the Federal Environment Minister. There’s a number of things that we wanted to catch up about this morning and he’s on the line right now. G’day Greg. GREG HUNT: And good morning Mark. MARK PARTON: The first thing I wanted to ask…
The Green Army reached a significant milestone today with 100 projects on the ground around Australia. Young people across the country are taking part in important environmental and conservation activities, while at the same time receiving training and qualifications. The benefits from the projects underway are already evident. We are 100 projects in and we…
More than 350 new Green Army projects are set to roll out in every state and territory across the country as part of Round 2 of the programme announced today. The first round of the Green Army is successfully underway and we will now see another 3000 young people aged 17-24 years old engaged in…
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE WITH SENATOR HON NIGEL SCULLION, MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS Fifty years ago today, the Indigenous civil rights protests at the Moree Baths and Swimming Pool forever changed and influenced Australia’s Indigenous civil rights movement and the future of Aboriginal Australians. “The significance of events at the Moree Baths and Swimming Pool is…
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE WITH HON MICHAEL KEENAN MP, MINISTER FOR JUSTICE A joint operation between the Australian Federal Police and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority resulted in a ship’s master being convicted and fined for failing to take on a pilot prior to navigating the Great Barrier Reef. The 66-year-old Taiwanese national…
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to tackle climate change without Labor’s painful carbon tax, with the first Emissions Reduction Fund auction to open on 15 April 2015. This is the first in a series of opportunities for businesses across the economy to undertake emissions reduction activities and bid their reductions into an…
E&OE…. Topics: Increased turtle and dugong protection, Great Barrier Reef KIER SHOREY: The Federal Environment Minister, Greg Hunt, joins us now to explain. Good morning, Mr Hunt. GREG HUNT: Good morning. KIER SHOREY: How much of a difference do you think a tougher penalty, such as this one, will make? GREG HUNT: Look, I…