Mornings, 891 ABC Adelaide – Senate election 2013; the Coalition’s commitment to abolish the carbon tax; the Coalition’s Northern Adelaide solar town project; Parliamentary superannuation

  SPENCE DENNY: … there is a lot of interest in the outcome of the vote for the Senate. Much of the Coalition’s policy really does hinge on control of the Upper House and, wow, it is quite an extraordinary situation that there are so many candidates this year that the Electoral Commission is actually…

Coalition’s Northern Adelaide solar town project

  A Federal Coalition Government, if elected, will commit $300,000 to a Northern Adelaide solar town project, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment Simon Birmingham said today.   Senator Birmingham said the Coalition would allocate a total of $300,000 intended for organisations within the Cities of Playford and Salisbury, following representations from Liberal candidates Tom…

Drive, 891 ABC Adelaide – Kevin Rudd’s FBT hit on cars; the Coalition’s commitment to the automotive industry; Election 2013

  MICHAEL SMYTH: … with just a couple of days of campaigning left, the Prime Minister has made a very brief visit to Adelaide this afternoon. He at first made a beeline for Wakefield, the seat currently held by the Labor MP Nick Champion to talk to some workers at Futuris Automotive. He’s at Hindmarsh,…

Abbott-Pyne-Birmingham doorstop interview, Penrice Soda, Osborne – The Coalition’s pledge to abolish the carbon tax; Kevin Rudd’s border protection failures; Craig Thomson; same-sex marriage; submarines

  TONY ABBOTT: It is good to be here at Penrice Soda. I want to thank Guy Roberts and his team for making myself, Christopher Pyne and Simon Birmingham so welcome.   This is a business which has been in the front line of job losses arising from the carbon tax. This is an energy…

AM Agenda, Sky News – Election 2013; submarines; the Coalition’s pledge to abolish the carbon tax; Kevin Rudd’s border protection failures

  KIERAN GILBERT: Joining me this morning, Labor frontbencher Kelvin Thomson from Melbourne and Liberal Senator and frontbencher Simon Birmingham in Adelaide. Senator Birmingham, first to you. Hindmarsh… it’s only a very small margin there held by Steve Georganas as I said… the Coalition pretty confident you might nab that.   SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning,…

Pyne-Birmingham-Williams – Liberals deliver for Glenelg foreshore redevelopment

  Liberal Candidate for Hindmarsh Matt Williams announced today that an incoming Coalition Government will deliver $500,000 towards the Glenelg Foreshore redevelopment.   “Our funding commitment means that the ‘Activating Glenelg Foreshore’ project will go ahead if the Coalition is elected on Saturday,” Mr Williams said.   The project, which would be jointly funded with…