Missing water will cost millions

The failure to include water issues and management of the Murray-Darling Basin on the agenda for tomorrow’s COAG meeting will cost taxpayers m...

14

Inflated claimed water savings must be investigated

Claims that estimated water savings underpinning a controversial planned pipeline have been inflated must be investigated, Senator Simon Birmi...

14

Pipeline must be stopped

Plans to rip out an extra 75 billion litres of water a year from the Murray-Darling Basin should be abandoned in light of revelations the stre...

02

Minister’s snub sees Georganas fail on airport curfew

Labor MP Steve Georganas has failed to deliver on tightening Adelaide Airport's curfew, Senator Simon Birmingham said today. In respo...

01

ABC and SBS appointments costly and time consuming

Today's appointment of new Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Special Broadcasting Service Corporation (SBS) Board members has cost...

19

Rudd Government makes it easier to find banned websites

The leaking of a supposed list of websites blacklisted by the Rudd Government highlights problems with its approach to cyber safety, Senator S...

18

Greenhouse trigger to put Australian jobs under the gun

Australia risks sending jobs overseas under plans to include new “greenhouse triggers” in expanded environment protection legislation, Senator...

16

Legal challenge a "hypothetical" but Wong won't intervene

Water Minister Penny Wong has today described court action threatened by the South Australian Rann Government as hypothetical, but was unable ...

25

Pipeline approval conditions worthless to Murray

Rudd Government assurances that water ripped out of the Murray-Darling Basin and piped to Melbourne would be matched by increased environmenta...

24

Paying twice to watch ‘free-to-air’ TV – Deal or No Deal Price is NOT Right

Thousands of households could be forced to pay a second time just for access to free-to-air television in a ‘best case’ scenario, Senator Simo...

24

No guidelines, no lenders = no Green Loans

A key election commitment of the Rudd Government appears to be in disarray and no closer to reality nearly two years after first being promise...

23

Wrong priorities for ABC

The Rudd Government and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) had demonstrated a very strange set of spending priorities in recent mon...

18

What about Murray projects that might deliver savings?

Today’s commissioning of water pipelines for Lower Lakes communities serves to highlight inaction on projects that actually save water, Senato...

13

Double disappointment delivers Debt Day for Australia

Limited measures to help the Murray-Darling Basin passed as part of an overall package plunging Australian taxpayers into crippling debt for y...

03

Garrett refuses to ensure independent Lower Lakes assessment

The Rudd Government is risking a lack of public confidence in the process surrounding moves to flood the Lower Lakes with sea water, Senator S...

Senator Simon Birmingham

Liberal Senator for South Australia

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray Darling Basin

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Action

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Media Releases

Missing water will cost millions

Inflated claimed water savings must be investigated

Pipeline must be stopped

Minister’s snub sees Georganas fail on airport curfew

ABC and SBS appointments costly and time consuming

Rudd Government makes it easier to find banned websites

Greenhouse trigger to put Australian jobs under the gun

Legal challenge a "hypothetical" but Wong won't intervene

Pipeline approval conditions worthless to Murray

Paying twice to watch ‘free-to-air’ TV – Deal or No Deal Price is NOT Right

No guidelines, no lenders = no Green Loans

Wrong priorities for ABC

What about Murray projects that might deliver savings?

Double disappointment delivers Debt Day for Australia

Garrett refuses to ensure independent Lower Lakes assessment