E&OE… Topics: Opening of Ford’s Asia Pacific Product Development Centre; Alcoa; MICHAEL MCLAREN: Greg Hunt, a good day for Australian manufacturing. GREG HUNT: And g'day Mike. A really important day for Australia, and the reason why is because it was the Ford CEO, came and committed to Ford being in Australia for the long term,…
Topics: Opening of Ford’s Asia Pacific Product Development Centre; Alcoa; GREG HUNT: What we've seen today is that there is a long term future for the automotive sector in Australia. It's essentially in the research and development, design, the engineering side. Australians can be and are world-class automotive engineering researchers, developers, designers, and engineers. This…
E&OE… Topics: Meeting with Alcoa CEO in New York to help secure jobs at the Portland aluminium smelter; sustainable power solution for Alcoa; Clean Energy Finance Corporation STEVE MARTIN: Greg Hunt joins me in the studio this morning. Minister, good morning to you. GREG HUNT: Good morning Steve. STEVE MARTIN: Thanks for your time. Why…
Topics: Launch of the Turnbull Government’s $500 million Biomedical Translation Fund GREG HUNT: I'm delighted to be here at CSIRO with the Health and Ageing Minister Sussan Ley, and with the head of Innovation and Science Australia Bill Ferris. Today we are announcing the next wave of investment under the Biomedical Translation Fund. That's a…
E&OE… Topics: Jay Weatherill; energy security and prices in South Australia; manufacturing jobs LEON BYNER: Let's talk to the Federal Industry Minister Greg Hunt. Greg, thanks for joining us today. GREG HUNT: And good morning, Leon. LEON BYNER: What's your reaction to this? GREG HUNT: I think that the South Australian Premier is in absolute…
Topics: Launch of the Turnbull Government’s $31.9 million Cyber Security Growth Centre in Melbourne. GREG HUNT: Delighted to be here today at Data61. This is the home of Australia's and Victoria's cyber security, data research, and our future industry within the data and cyber security areas. Cybercrime has a huge impact. It's about the impact…
E&OE… Topics: Green Army; environmental policy; meeting with major gas companies; gas policy ROSS GREENWOOD: So to address that issue plus plenty more, let's now go to our Industry Minister Greg Hunt. Now Greg Hunt, as you are well aware is also the former Environment Minister for Australia, so before we get onto the gas,…
E&OE… Topics: National Innovation and Science Agenda; creating jobs; Tony Abbott TOM ELLIOTT: Joining me on the line now is the Minister for Innovation in our Canberra studio, Greg Hunt. Mr Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon, Tom. As we speak Anthony Albanese is filibustering to allow our interview to go ahead in…
Introduction It’s a pleasure to be with you and I thank Innes [Innes Willox, Chief Executive, Ai Group] for inviting me to address your quarterly dinner. I appreciate your generosity in giving me several opportunities to join you. I was pleased to speak at an Ai Group lunch in Melbourne in August, and to launch…
E&OE… Topics: Agreement with state and territory governments for a new National Business Simplification Initiative; company tax cuts; 457 visas GREG HUNT: Good morning, Michael. MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: So you want to make it easier to do business. How will you do it? GREG HUNT: So what we're doing is essentially slashing the number of steps…