12:45 03/12/2014 – Federation Chamber Mr HUNT (Flinders—Minister for the Environment) (12:45): I want to join with Australians from all walks of life in recording my sadness and also, I think, to speak for the whole of the Flinders electorate at their sadness at the loss of a beautiful young man, a wonderful young life.…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Budget, Higher Education Reform, Victorian State Election MARK PARTON: Greg Hunt is the Federal Environment Minister. They’ve got a bit to throw at you today, haven’t they? GREG HUNT: Oh well, good morning Mark. Let’s, I think, be fairly clear, I imagine you’re referring to the Victorian election? MARK PARTON: Well the…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Ebola, Green Army, Jacqui Lambie MARK PARTON: I’m not predicting that the Environment Minister wants to comment on the journey of Richard di Natale to Ebola-ravaged Africa, but I’ll ask him nevertheless. G’day Greg. GREG HUNT: And good morning Mark. I’m very happy to comment on that. MARK PARTON: Are you? GREG…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: ABC cuts, China-US emissions MARK PARTON: I’ve got the Federal Environment Minister on the line. G’day Greg. GREG HUNT: And good morning Mark and I was sure you were going to talk to me about the fact that Australia’s achieved its emissions targets whereas other countries have completely missed theirs. But anyway…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Signing of Antarctic Memorandum of Understanding between China and Australia GREG HUNT: I’ll just say a couple of things. This Antarctic cooperation memorandum of understanding is a coup for Tasmania, it’s a coup for Hobart. This is about a partnership with the world’s most populous country; it’s about Hobart being a gateway…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: World Parks Congress, Promise of Sydney JULIA MARTON-LEFEVRE: Great Congress, really. More than 6,000 people from all over the world, 170 countries as I understand. Ministers, Presidents of countries, NGO leaders, Indigenous leaders, lots of young people. So the energy in that room and all through during these eight days has been…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: US-China Climate Deal, Emissions Reduction Fund, G20 FRAN KELLY: But first we’re joined by the Federal Environment Minister, Greg Hunt. Minister, welcome back to Breakfast. GREG HUNT: Good morning Fran. FRAN KELLY: Minister, over the weekend as we heard, the US President issued a rallying cry to young Australians to demand more…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Announcement of $2 million to boost threatened species protection GREG HUNT: Look, I’m delighted to be here at the World Parks Congress today with the Threatened Species Commissioner, Gregory Andrews. Today the Australian Government is announcing as part of its commitment to the World Parks Congress an additional $2 million to protect…
DetailsJOINT PRESS CONFERENCE WITH HON JULIE BISHOP MP, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS E&OE…. Topics: Coral Triangle Initiative, World Parks Congress, China-US Climate Deal, Russian Navy JULIE BISHOP: Thank you. I am delighted to have you all here this morning. My colleague Greg Hunt and I will be announcing a new initiative this morning…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: World Parks Congress, Renewable Energy Target JULIA MARTON-LEFEVRE: Good afternoon, my name is Julia Marton-Lefrevre, I have the huge privilege to be the director-general of the International Union for Conservation of Nature – IUCN – which itself has the huge privilege of organising, with the Government of New South Wales and the…
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