The carbon tax isn’t even law yet but the Gillard Government has already started building the massive bureaucracy it needs to administer it, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment Simon Birmingham said today. In response to questioning from Senator Birmingham in a Senate Supplementary Budget Estimates hearing this morning, the Department of Climate…
DetailsMillions of taxpayer dollars are going to a cheer squad of organisations supporting Julia Gillard’s carbon tax at the same time as the Government’s taxpayer funded advertising campaign has blown out to twice the announced cost, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment Simon Birmingham said today. Under questioning from Senator Birmingham in a…
DetailsTaxpayers are still owed millions of dollars from Labor’s disastrous $2.5 billion Home Insulation Program, linked to at least four deaths and more than 200 house fires. The mounting losses have been revealed by the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE) today in response to questioning from Senator Simon Birmingham in…
DetailsHOWARD SATTLER: Well, it seems that the Federal Government the Labor Government, the Gillard Government will go to any lengths to ram this unpopular carbon tax down our throats or spend any amount of taxpayers’ money to get their message across and try and convince us they’re on the right track and the…
DetailsSteve Georganas today betrayed Adelaide’s western suburbs by voting for the carbon tax, Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham said today. “Today, Mr Georganas had the opportunity to restore faith with the people of his electorate,” Senator Birmingham said. “Mr Georganas had the opportunity to stand up for the people of Hindmarsh, honour the…
DetailsThe Greens should come clean on all details they know about the Government’s carbon tax package but which are yet to be released or announced, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment Simon Birmingham said today. It follows what appears to be today’s latest example of Greens Deputy Leader Christine Milne jumping the gun…
DetailsMICHAEL ROWLAND: So, Lyndal, we’re witnessing there a moment in history the official passage through Parliament of the bills facilitating the introduction of a carbon tax. The Senate vote next. LYNDAL CURTIS: Yes, the Clean Energy Future bills, the package of 18 bills has now passed the House of Representatives. The Parliament’s now…
DetailsIAN HENSCHKE: South Australian Senator Simon Birmingham has just called in regarding the carbon tax. It’s passed the Lower House. Good morning, Simon Birmingham. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning, Ian. Good morning to listeners. IAN HENSCHKE: Now, Tony Abbott has said that he’s written in blood, or he’s going to write in blood,…
DetailsSIMON BIRMINGHAM: If Graham Perrett really cares about betraying his electorate then this week he will not vote for Labor’s carbon tax. It’s all very well and good for Mr Perrett to want to put his neck on the chopping block for Julia Gillard but what he should be doing is putting his neck on…
DetailsJOURNALIST: Simon, this Wednesday we’ll see the final vote on the carbon tax in the Lower House [unclear]. Will it be passed? SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Look, it looks like this legislation will be passed. That would be a tragedy for the Australian economy and it would be a curse for many years to come, unless it is wound…
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