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Lunchtime Agenda, Sky News Australia – Julia Gillard’s secret deal with the Greens on the mining tax, Julia Gillard’s mining tax, Julia Gillard’s carbon tax, party room consultation, photo opportunities

Interview TranscriptsBy Senator Simon Birmingham23 November, 2011

  ASHLEIGH GILLON: Joining me this afternoon on our panel of politicians, the Labor MP Amanda Rishworth and the Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham. Good afternoon to both of you.   Amanda, keeping the details of this deal with the Greens [to secure passage of the Government’s Minerals Resource Rent Tax legislation] did seem all very…

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What’s the story, Basin Authority?

Media ReleasesBy Senator Simon Birmingham18 November, 2011

  A drip feed of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s draft Basin Plan is in conflict with its stated need for secrecy just a year ago, Coalition Basin spokesman Simon Birmingham said today.   Despite the long overdue proposed Basin Plan having been scheduled now for release on 28 November, reports in recent weeks indicate several…

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Let the carbon tax bureaucracy begin!

Media ReleasesBy Senator Simon Birmingham15 November, 2011

  Australians have just 40 sleeps to Christmas and another 99 sleeps to the start of their new bureaucracy under Julia Gillard’s carbon tax, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment Simon Birmingham said today.   The Gillard Government today announced its Clean Energy Regulator will begin operations on 2 April 2012.   “Labor has today…

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Doorstop interview, Parliament House – Julia Gillard’s carbon tax, taxpayer funded advertising, Australia Network

Interview TranscriptsBy Senator Simon Birmingham9 November, 2011

  SIMON BIRMINGHAM: I’ll just make two quick points on two important issues. Firstly, we read today that the Government is planning an advertising campaign to sell their carbon tax. Well, quite frankly, Australians are going to end up paying more than enough for this carbon tax, Australians are going to have to work harder…

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Doorstop interview, Parliament House – Julia Gillard’s carbon tax

Interview TranscriptsBy Senator Simon Birmingham8 November, 2011

  SIMON BIRMINGHAM: During last year’s election, Wayne Swan described claims that there would be a carbon tax under a re-elected Labor Government as hysteria. Well, today that hysteria comes to reality. Those hysterical claims will actually see the Labor Government legislate a carbon tax – a carbon tax that will have profound impacts across…

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2SM – Julia Gillard’s carbon tax

Interview TranscriptsBy Senator Simon Birmingham8 November, 2011

  GRANT GOLDMAN: … Now, the Coalition has moved to limit electricity price rises in the face of this new legislation. If the carbon tax passes today they say the Prime Minister should do the honourable thing and not gazette the legislation and immediately call an election so that Australians can actually finally have their…

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FIVEaa – Julia Gillard’s carbon tax

Interview TranscriptsBy Senator Simon Birmingham8 November, 2011

  LEON BYNER:  Simon Birmingham, the deal’s done; the Greens are cracking the Champagne.   SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Indeed they are, Leon. The Greens were in the Chamber just a few minutes ago when the carbon tax passed. They are like the cat that got the cream and of course they have done so at the expense…

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Joint doorstop interview, Parliament House – Julia Gillard’s carbon tax

Interview TranscriptsBy Senator Simon Birmingham8 November, 2011

  SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Thanks, Eric [Abetz], and thanks, Greg [Hunt].   There is nothing to celebrate today; there is much to condemn today. There is, of course, the broken promise of the past to condemn today but, more importantly for Australians, there are the outcomes for the future to condemn today. Those outcomes will see…

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Melbourne Talk Radio (MTR1377) – Julia Gillard’s carbon tax

Interview TranscriptsBy Senator Simon Birmingham8 November, 2011

  LUKE GRANT: One of the Opposition Senators who tried to stop this going through today is Senator Simon Birmingham who joins us on the line. Afternoon, Senator.   SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good afternoon, Luke, and good afternoon to your listeners.   LUKE GRANT: Now, give us a sense of where things were this morning. It’s…

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Hunt-Birmingham – Coalition moves to limit electricity price rises

Media ReleasesBy Senator Simon Birmingham7 November, 2011

  If the carbon tax passes today, the Prime Minister should not gazette the legislation but do the honourable thing and immediately call an election so Australians can have their say on the carbon tax.   In the meantime, the Coalition will seek to limit the possible increases to electricity prices under Labor’s carbon tax…

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