E&OE… Topics: National Innovation and Science Agenda, automotive industry, Royal Commission into juvenile detention in the Northern Territory TOM ELLIOTT: Our next guest is the newly-appointed Minister for Industry, Innovation, and Science. Greg Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon Tom. TOM ELLIOTT: Can I ask you, a week or so ago you were…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: National Innovation and Science Agenda, plebiscite GREG HUNT: I'm delighted to be here at DuluxGroup with Patrick Houlihan, CEO of Dulux. One of Australia's great brands and great companies – four thousand employees worldwide, over 3000 here in Australia, a revenue of $1.7 billion. But what's really interesting is that this is a…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Industry, Innovation and Science portfolio, CFA, Questacon, Environment portfolio, climate change, superannuation, plebiscite GREG HUNT: I'm really delighted to be here. Yesterday I had the honour of being sworn in as the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science. Today, on day one, I'm with the Assistant Minister Craig Laundy here at Questacon, the…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coalition victory, CFA, plebiscite, coalition agreement, plastic bags, immigration TOM ELLIOTT: Mr Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon, Tom and Melbourne. TOM ELLIOTT: Well, congratulations on your election victory. Now, how many seats in the House of Representatives will the Coalition Government have? GREG HUNT: Look, we currently have 76. It's…
DetailsSubjects: Labor-Greens alliance, Labor’s carbon tax, free trade agreements EO&E PETER VAN ONSELEN: Let’s talk to Greg Hunt the Environment Minister, he’s here in Perth he talks to us live now, we’ve been promo-ing it throughout the afternoon. Thanks very much for your company. GREG HUNT: A pleasure Peter. PETER VAN ONSELEN: I want to…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Budget, interest rate TOM ELLIOTT: Greg Hunt, Good afternoon. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon Tom. TOM ELLIOTT: Was it a nasty shock today when the Reserve Bank cut interest rates? GREG HUNT: Look, I never try to predict what the Reserve Bank will do, we just follow their lead. I think the Prime…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Nick Xenophon’s reckless call to rip up icebreaker contract GREG HUNT: Senator Xenophon's stunt, which would involve ripping up the icebreaker contract, is irresponsible. The day after an icebreaker contract has been signed, which would bring $1.1 billion of work, and jobs, and economic value to Australia, he wants to rip up the…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Nick Xenophon’s reckless call to rip up icebreaker contract GREG HUNT: Senator Xenophon's stunt, which would involve ripping up the icebreaker contract, is irresponsible. The day after an icebreaker contract has been signed, which would bring $1.1 billion of work, and jobs, and economic value to Australia, he wants to rip up the…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Labor’s new electricity tax, Penny Wong PETER VAN ONSELEN: We'll talk now to Greg Hunt. He's, of course, the man in charge of all things climate change-related for the Government. Thanks very much for your company. I'll get to some of those issues in a moment, but what's this I hear about this…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Labor’s new electricity tax, Penny Wong PETER VAN ONSELEN: We'll talk now to Greg Hunt. He's, of course, the man in charge of all things climate change-related for the Government. Thanks very much for your company. I'll get to some of those issues in a moment, but what's this I hear about this…
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