Daily Archives: 22 February, 2011

Burke must rule out interference in MDBA decision

  Water Minister Tony Burke must rule out interfering in the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s (MDBA’s) decision making surrounding last year’s release of its Guide to the proposed Basin Plan or else explain why he did interfere, Senator Simon Birmingham said today.   It follows revelations in Senate Additional Estimates this morning that the Authority only…

Hunt-Birmingham – $113 million in green credits scrapped: inquiry needed

  The Coalition has called for an urgent inquiry into a renewable energy scheme after authorities were forced to cancel permits worth approximately $113 million because of compliance problems.   Andrew Livingston, the Renewable Energy Regulator, told a Senate Estimates hearing on Monday that he had cancelled 3.3 million Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs).   RECs…