Daily Archives: 24 February, 2010

Garrett cops first Senate censure in five years

  The Senate today passed its first censure motion in five years, the first since the election of the Rudd Government, targeting the mismanagement of programs in Peter Garrett’s portfolio.   “Being censured by the Senate is a serious matter,” Coalition spokesman Senator Simon Birmingham said, “it is not done very often and it is…

Peter Garrett’s Green Loans – a chronology of mismanagement

  ·         Kevin Rudd and Peter Garrett went to the last election promising to: “Offer low interest Green Loans of up to $10,000 each to make 200,000 existing homes more energy and water efficient, with subsidised environmental audits and free Green Renovations packs.” (Election 07 Policy Document: Solar Schools – Solar Homes)   ·         In the…