The Australian Government today announced the appointment of five eminent Australians to its premier advisory body on heritage – the Australian Heritage Council. The new appointees come from a broad cross section of Australian society including the arts, academia, cultural heritage management and politics. I am delighted to announce the appointment to the Australian Heritage…
DetailsJOINT MEDIA RELEASE WITH HON ROB STOKES MP, NSW MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT The Australian Government has taken the next important step to deliver on its promise to keep the Malabar Headland in public hands. The Federal Government is transferring ownership of the South-Eastern Malabar Headland (known as Lot 202) to the New South Wales Government.…
DetailsJOINT MEDIA RELEASE WITH HON ROB STOKES MP, NSW MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT The Australian and New South Wales Governments are continuing to work together to explore a potential World Heritage nomination for Sydney’s Royal National Park. Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt and NSW Environment Minister Rob Stokes today reaffirmed their commitment to undertaking the…
DetailsAs we countdown to the first Emissions Reduction Fund auction next month, the Federal Government has released four new methods for public consultation. We are providing opportunities for more emissions reduction projects across the economy, as part of our commitment to continue developing more methods of interest to businesses and the community. With the first…
DetailsJOINT MEDIA RELEASE WITH HON IAN MACFARLANE MP, MINISTER FOR INDUSTRY AND SCIENCE The Australian Government is determined to restore a Renewable Energy Target that works as intended, to encourage investment in renewable energy and to maintain Australia’s diverse energy mix. The existing RET is broken. Both the Opposition and the clean energy industry know…
DetailsThe Federal Government is taking the next vital step to protect the Great Barrier Reef with the release of details of our plan to ban capital dredge material disposal in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. We are delivering on our commitment to end this century-old practice. This demonstrates our commitment to the Reef and…
DetailsJOINT MEDIA RELEASE WITH MR JASON WOOD MP, FEDERAL MEMBER FOR LA TROBE The Australian Government is taking action to protect African lions from the barbaric practice of canned hunting by banning the import and export of trophies made from these magnificent animals. The significant announcement was made tonight at the ‘Global march for lions’…
DetailsJOINT MEDIA RELEASE WITH HON BARNABY JOYCE, MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE & HON BOB BALDWIN MP, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT The Coalition Government have today announced that they will bring forward legislation to cap buybacks to 1500 gigalitres, as part of the implementation of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, as promised by the…
DetailsToday Labor has once again repeated plans to bring back the carbon tax – and that means higher power prices across Australia. On Sky News this morning, Matt Thistlethwaite said Labor would bring back the carbon tax as “a way to restore some of the lost revenue to the budget.” Labor wants to add billions…
DetailsToday 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…
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