E&OE…. Topics: Paris Climate Change Agreement, Great Barrier Reef MIRIAM COROWA: Australia is one of more than 170 countries signing the agreement in the largest one day signing of an international deal in UN history. Environment Minister Greg Hunt joins us now from New York. Thank you for joining us Minister. GREG HUNT: Pleasure. MIRIAM…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Great Barrier Reef, coral bleaching GREG HUNT: It's absolutely clear that there is a severe coral bleaching event occurring not just in the Great Barrier Reef but throughout many parts of the Pacific. We took steps early to warn of the risk. There were some who said that the worst had passed. We…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: CSIRO, Great Barrier Reef, Paris Agreement TONY JONES: First we're joined by the Environment Minister, Greg Hunt. Later tonight he'll hop on a plane to New York to sign the historic Paris climate agreement. He joins us now in Melbourne. Thanks for being there. GREG HUNT: Pleasure, Tony. TONY JONES: Now does the…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Election timing, budget, Paris Agreement, Mornington Shire Council TOM ELLIOT: Greg Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon Tom. TOM ELLIOT: Are we having an election on July 2? GREG HUNT: Yes. TOM ELLIOT: So it's done now is it? GREG HUNT: Yeah, so the Prime Minister made a statement to Parliament…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Infrastructure investment in Victoria, union corruption, banking sector, protests GREG HUNT: On behalf of the Victorian division and Victorians everywhere, I want to thank the Prime Minister and the Treasurer for their commitment to a Victorian Infrastructure Plan. This is a plan to help urban Victoria, Melbourne, suburbs, to reduce congestion. There’s a…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Turnbull Government, Australian Building and Construction Commission, union corruption TOM ELLIOTT: Our next guest is the Federal Environment Minister and a regular contributor to this program, Greg Hunt. Good afternoon. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon Tom. TOM ELLIOTT: Now what's going on at the moment with all these tax plans that get floated…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Household solar, battery storage, Clean Energy Innovation Fund, refrigerants, Montreal Protocol, electric cars JON DEE: Greg Hunt, welcome to Smart Money, thanks for joining us. I want to start with a good news story. There are now solar panels on 1.5 million rooftops around Australia and many businesses are using them to reduce…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Clean Energy Innovation Fund, Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Arthur Sinodinos, Scott Morrison PATRICIA KARVELAS: Greg Hunt is the Federal Environment Minister. Welcome back to RN Drive. GREG HUNT: And it's a pleasure. I had to laugh when I heard you describe your show tonight as ‘it's a ripper’. I…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Clean Energy Innovation Fund, Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Australian Renewable Energy Agency ROSS GREENWOOD: The Environment Minister Greg Hunt is on the line right now, many thanks for your time Greg. GREG HUNT: And it's a pleasure to speak with you Ross. ROSS GREENWOOD: So, would you take this as an about turn,…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Clean Energy Innovation Fund DAVID SPEERS: Greg Hunt, thank you very much for your time this afternoon. Now you once described the CEFC – the Clean Energy Finance Corporation – as a giant green hedge fund, borrowed in taxpayers' name for investing in speculative ventures.…
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