E&OE…. Topics: Carbon Farming Initiative GREG HUNT: At the last election, we sought a mandate to abolish the carbon tax. We did that. We did that with the support of the crossbench and I thank the Palmer United Party for their support and savings from the abolition of the carbon tax are being delivered…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Carbon Farming Initiative ROSS GREENWOOD: Greg Hunt’s on the line. Many thanks for your time, Greg. GREG HUNT: G’day Ross. ROSS GREENWOOD: So, in regards to the Direct Action plan – what you have agreed today with Clive Palmer, does that mean that an Emissions Trading Scheme and a carbon tax in…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Carbon Farming Initiative LEIGH SALES: With me now live from Canberra is the Environment Minister Greg Hunt. Thank you for joining us. GREG HUNT: Good evening, Leigh. LEIGH SALES: Mr Hunt, the deal that you’ve struck with Clive Palmer includes a review of Emissions Trading Schemes in other countries, yet you said…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: WA withdrawal of shark mitigation strategy PAUL MURRAY: So this has been an interesting negotiation with the Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt and he joins us now. Afternoon Greg. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon Paul. PAUL MURRAY: Greg, was your Department close to making a decision on WA’s application to have drum…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Renewable Energy Target, PM’s Tenterfield speech MARK PARTON: Indeed we’ve got the Environment Minister Greg Hunt on the line right now. G’day Greg. GREG HUNT: And good morning Mark. MARK PARTON: So why have we walked away from this 20% Renewable Energy Target? GREG HUNT: Well you couldn’t be more wrong, with…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Record electricity price drop, Renewable Energy Target LEON BYNER: Let’s talk to Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt. Greg, good morning. GREG HUNT: Good morning Leon. LEON BYNER: This is a good news story except that you said that they were going to fall eight or nine. What happened to the other three…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Record drop in electricity prices, Renewable Energy Target STEVE PRICE: The Environment Minister is on the road in Sydney tonight’s on the line. Greg Hunt, good evening to you. GREG HUNT: And good evening Steve. STEVE PRICE: Was that a bigger drop than you had predicted? Because during the election campaign when…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Mathias Cormann’s comments, Newspoll, passing of Gough Whitlam MARK PARTON: Greg’s on the line right now. G’day Greg. GREG HUNT: And good morning. Now I hear a rumour that you may have won an award on the weekend? MARK PARTON: I did. Yes I did. GREG HUNT: Best talk presenter and as…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Emissions Reduction Fund, G20, Joe Hockey’s comments on Australia’s emissions KIERAN GILBERT: First though, I began by asking the Environment Minister about the Direct Action plan and the Government’s Emissions Reduction Fund – where it’s at and where to over the next twelve to eighteen months. GREG HUNT: Sure. We’ve already passed…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Climate change, Emissions Reduction Fund, Renewable Energy Target CHRIS UHLMANN: At least superficially, both major parties are committed to action on climate change. Both share the ambition to cut the nation’s carbon emissions over the next six years by 5 per cent below what they were in the year 2000 and Australia…
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