E&OE…. Topics: Great Barrier Reef ALAN JONES: He's on the line, the Minister, from Canberra. Greg Hunt. good morning. GREG HUNT: Good morning Alan. ALAN JONES: I just want to ask you why you ever allowed this sludge to be dumped in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park to start with? I know it's not…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Call for National Heritage Listing of Canberra, marriage equality MARK PARTON: Greg Hunt is the Federal Environment Minister – he’s probably wearing ugg boots and a onesie now. He’s on the line. G’day Greg. GREG HUNT: Good morning. No I’ve walked in through the very cold weather and I can give the official…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Renewable Energy Target TOM TILLEY: Well, let's go to the Environment Minister and ask him why we're not at our full potential, why we're not leading the way in the renewable energies sector. Greg Hunt, thank you so much for joining us. GREG HUNT: Thanks very much Tom. But as ever, I would…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Renewable Energy Target, Geelong Star fishing vessel LEON COMPTON: Greg Hunt is the Federal Environment Minister. He joins us this morning. Minister, good morning to you. GREG HUNT: Good morning Leon. LEON COMPTON: As you might imagine, that part of the RET discussion is attracting a lot of attention in Tasmania. Do…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Renewable Energy Target, proposed iron ore inquiry MARIUS BENSON: Greg Hunt, the renewable industry seems to be breathing a sigh of relief today because the uncertainty of the past 12 months plus has ended. That uncertainty killed investment, but it comes at a cost. According to Bloomberg analysis, this decision, this lower…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Renewable Energy Target, Iron Ore Inquiry IAN MACFARLANE: Well good morning. Greg and I have this morning met with Mark Butler and with Gary Gray and the Labor Party has again agreed to support a proposal to resolve the impasse on the RET. The Target will remain as announced last Friday…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Renewable Energy Target, Federal Budget RAFAEL EPSTEIN: Greg Hunt is the Environment Minister in Tony Abbott’s Federal Government. Minister thanks for coming in. GREG HUNT: Oh it’s a pleasure and good to see you. RAFAEL EPSTEIN: What made the deal? How come now? GREG HUNT: Look, I think it is all about…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Renewable Energy Target ROSS GREENWOOD: Another story that’s out today and I think it’s worth following and that is the Coalition and the Labor Party, everyone says that they can’t agree on anything. Well, today they agreed to a revised Renewable Energy Target but this has taken two years of negotiations and…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Renewable Energy Target, Iron Ore inquiry, Federal Budget PATRICIA KARVELAS: A deal on the long awaited agreement on the Renewable Energy Target has finally been struck. The Coalition and Labor have agreed to a target of 33,000 gigawatt hours of electricity to come from renewable sources by 2020. Legislation could be tabled…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Childcare reforms, multinational tax avoidance, Green Army MARK PARTON: Greg Hunt’s the Federal Environment Minister, he’s sitting on the phone saying ‘Oh God don’t talk to me about Paid Parental Leave’. G’day Greg. GREG HUNT: Good morning Mark. I’m happy to discuss anything. MARK PARTON: You do live and learn don’t you?…
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