South Australia’s only Cabinet Minister, Penny Wong, has today demonstrated the Rudd Labor Government’s cavalier approach to the impact its new tax on mining would have on South Australian mining industry jobs, Senator Simon Birmingham said today. It follows this morning’s release of a damning report by independent analyst Morgan Stanley. “Morgan…
“The desperation of the Member for Hindmarsh, Steve Georganas MP, was on full show last week as he sought to mislead locals in a grubby and unfounded attack on the King Street Bridge project,” Senator Simon Birmingham said today. This follows unsubstantiated claims made by Mr Georganas on his website on June 3…
LEON BYNER: More than 200 billion litres of precious floodwaters is evaporating upstream in the Menindee Lakes while dying Riverland towns and desperate irrigators battle for water entitlements. Now, the ordinary person … says, how can we do this? Let’s put some sense to this… … LEON BYNER: Now Simon Birmingham, you’re…
In light of the latest revelations of waste and mismanagement in the Menindee Lakes system, I call on Water Minister Penny Wong to end the farcical secrecy over the Lakes’ management and future infrastructure upgrades. I urge the Minister to undertake the following: 1) Establish a public inquiry into the incorrect forecasting…
Environment Protection Minister Peter Garrett must guarantee there will be no weakening of conditions required for operation of Victoria’s controversial Sugarloaf or ‘North-South’ Pipeline, Coalition Murray Darling spokesman Simon Birmingham said today. It follows Victoria’s Acting Auditor-General today slamming the Brumby Government’s decision to proceed with several major programs, stating the Government’s water…
… KIERAN GILBERT: … today Andrew Forrest is going to be outside the WA Press Club putting the boot in to Kevin Rudd… Simon Birmingham, if the Government is able to secure a compromise with the likes of Andrew Forrest and some mining giants over there, does that not leave the Coalition extremely…
Climate Change Minister Penny Wong should explain misleading comments made before a Senate committee last month over the Rudd Government’s dumping of its emissions trading scheme (ETS), Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Action Simon Birmingham said today. It follows Environment Protection Minister Peter Garrett’s weekend revelation the decision was made by Labor’s gang…
Peter Garrett has today undermined his own Government’s arguments in support of keeping a fourth letter on their disastrous Home Insulation Program secret. Having decided to declassify and this week release three letters from Mr Garrett to the Prime Minister, as well as three replies, Cabinet Secretary Joe Ludwig outlined his Government’s rationale:…
South Australian jobs and investment are of no concern to a South Australian federal Labor MP, according to comments he has made this morning. Member for Wakefield Nick Champion made his astonishing remarks when questioned at the doors of Parliament House about the Rudd Government’s proposed great big new tax on mining: …
The Rudd Government’s backflip on climate change has been further highlighted today, with its key climate change agency to lose 98 per cent of program funding in coming years, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Action Simon Birmingham said today. Confirmation has come today through questioning by Senator Birmingham of the Department of Climate…