E&OE…. Topics: Great Barrier Reef CARRIE BICKMORE: Well Greg Hunt is the Environment Minister and he joins us now. Welcome. GREG HUNT: Thank you very much and congratulations on the Logie… CARRIE BICKMORE: Oh thank you. GREG HUNT: And much more importantly, congratulations on Evie. CARRIE BICKMORE: Oh thanks so much. Alright, let's get to…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: One Tree Per Child campaign, Australia’s emissions reduction targets, Olive Vale clearing GREG HUNT: I’m delighted that we’ve been able to launch the One Tree Per Child campaign with an initial Commonwealth contribution today. We want councils, we want communities, we want young people, we want Australian’s right around the country to be…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: $300,000 commitment to One Tree Per Child programme JON DEE: It now gives me great pleasure to introduce the local member, the Minister for Communications, Malcolm Turnbull. Thank you for coming today Malcolm. MALCOLM TURNBULL: Well thanks very much Jon and mayors. Kids, from Bondi to Bourke, what a great thing to be…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Launch of OzHarvest’s Think.Eat.Save campaign GREG HUNT: Thank you very much and obviously to our Traditional Owners, but especially to the amazing Ronni Kahn, to my parliamentary colleagues, to Mark Butler and Larissa Waters, to all of those from the Senate and the House of Representatives and to everybody, everybody engaged in the…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Marriage equality, Great Barrier Reef MARK PARTON: Greg Hunt’s the Federal Environment Minister and he joins us on the phone right now. Now you did walk to Federal Parliament this morning, Greg? GREG HUNT: I did. I am wondering whether I’ve got two less fingers than when I started the day. It was,…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Marriage equality, climate change, Great Barrier Reef TOM ELLIOTT: Joining us on the line now Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt. Mr Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: Good afternoon Tom. I had thought we might have spoken about the Great Barrier Reef, but I'm in your hands. TOM ELLIOTT: No well we'll talk about…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: $1 million Protecting National Historic Sites grant to the Australian War Memorial BRENDAN NELSON: Well today is a very important day for the Australian War Memorial and in that sense, also for Australia. It’s my privilege to welcome to the Memorial today the Environment Minister, Minister Greg Hunt, and the Minister for Veterans…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Great Barrier Reef TALITHA CUMMINS: The Great Barrier Reef has avoided being placed on the World Heritage in danger list but will be closely monitored because of major threats to its health. To discuss this now, I'm joined by Environment Minister Greg Hunt. Good morning to you Minister and thank you for your…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Great Barrier Reef DEBORAH KNIGHT: Environment Minister Greg Hunt has been lobbying very hard for this result, and he joins us now from Brisbane. Good morning to you Minister. GREG HUNT: Good morning Deb. DEBORAH KNIGHT: How relieved are you at this result, because obviously it would have been devastating to be put…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Great Barrier Reef GREG HUNT: Overnight UNESCO's World Heritage Centre has recommended that the Great Barrier Reef not be listed ‘in danger’. They have removed all references to in danger from their draft decision and they have praised the work of Australia and Queensland in preparing the reef for the future. I welcome…
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