E&OE…. Topics: Decriminalising drugs, early election TOM ELLIOTT: Alright our next guest is the Federal Environment Minister. Greg Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon Tom. TOM ELLIOTT: Now, earlier on in the program I spoke with Greens Leader Senator Richard Di Natale. He wants to decriminalise drugs including ice. He wants to build…
E&OE…. Topics: Cumberland Conservation Corridor GREG HUNT: Thanks very much to Terry and to Phil. Peter, I really want to acknowledge the traditional owners here – the Deerubbin, the work of Muru Mittigar and others. I have to say, at the Paris Climate Conference one of the most interesting things was, there was a presentation…
E&OE…. Topics: Clean Air and Urban Landscapes hub, World Government Summit, reshuffle, Stuart Robert GREG HUNT: I'm absolutely delighted to be able to launch the Clean Air and Urban Landscapes hub today, and to launch and support the Indigenous engagement and participation strategy. We've got an enormous amount that we can learn from Indigenous knowledge…
E&OE…. Topics: World Government Summit, Andrew Robb, reshuffle, tax reform TOM ELLIOTT: Greg Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon, Tom. TOM ELLIOTT: Who nominated you for this award? GREG HUNT: So what I understand – nobody to the best of my knowledge put forward any nomination from Australia. TOM ELLIOTT: Someone must've. GREG…
E&OE…. Topics: Cities agenda, energy efficient community housing, Clean Energy Finance Corporation MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: The Federal Government will spend $250 million over the next five years on loans to provide energy efficient community housing. The program for 1,000 homes will be administered by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, which the Government still intends to abolish.…
E&OE…. Topics: Threatened Species Strategy, feral cat eradication, Tony Abbott, republic debate TOM ELLIOTT: Greg Hunt, the Federal Environment Minister joins us now. Mr Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon Tom. TOM ELLIOTT: Now I read a press release in your office a week ago where I think you were spending $130 million…
E&OE…. Topics: Housing affordability, cities agenda, republic debate, Tony Abbott FRAN KELLY: Minister, good morning, welcome back to Breakfast. GREG HUNT: Good morning Fran. FRAN KELLY: Australian cities – and you quote this regularly – and are regarded as some of the most liveable in the world. But how can we continue to boast about…
E&OE…. Topics: Threatened Species Strategy, feral cat eradication GREG HUNT: This just brings together three things. One is, it's the overall conservation movement of Australia and Zoos Victoria (inaudible) work we’re doing now, you and Rachael who is on our Threatened Species Advisory Panel, one of four key people, the Threatened Species Commissioner Gregory Andrews.…
E&OE…. Topics: Cities policy, urban canopies BEN FORDHAM: G'day Minister, good afternoon to you. GREG HUNT: And g'day Ben. BEN FORDHAM: You want to plant more trees? GREG HUNT: Yeah we do. We have for Western Sydney a million trees that we'll work on with councils and local communities, and I think we've already contracted…
E&OE…. Topics: Nyngan solar farm, large-scale solar investment, Paris climate summit GREG HUNT: Thank you for welcoming us. It's always an enormous honour to be introduced and to be welcomed by Traditional Owners and the history and the feeling of an area like this is such a great sign of Australia's health at its best.…