The Senate has today highlighted the continuing failings of the Labor Government in relation to its Green Loans Program, including its failure to finalise contracts in a timely manner leaving thousands of trained assessors in limbo. Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Simon Birmingham has welcomed the Senate’s endorsement of his motion*, but said action from…
DetailsThe Coalition welcomes the passage through the Senate of amendments providing greater certainty to the renewable energy industry. Legislation splitting the Renewable Energy Target (RET) into two parts from January 2011 the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) and the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET) has been passed by the Senate with…
DetailsSenator Birmingham: (South Australia) (12:31 PM) -It is my pleasure to rise to contribute to this debate on the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2010, the Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Charge) Amendment Bill 2010 and the Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Small-scale Technology Shortfall Charge) Bill 2010. At the outset, I restate the coalition’s strong commitment to the…
DetailsToday’s rallies by Green Loans home sustainability assessors around Australia highlight the Rudd Government’s ongoing failure to fix the problems arising from its appalling mismanagement, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Action Simon Birmingham said today. Rallies are taking place in Sydney outside Kirribilli House from 9am, in Brisbane at South Brisbane Station from…
DetailsSenator Birmingham (South Australia) (10:22 AM) -It is a pleasure to rise to speak on the Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010 and the Paid Parental Leave (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010, and to follow some distinguished and admirable comments from many of my colleagues in this place from all sides of the chamber on this very…
DetailsMIKE SMITHSON: Remember if you’ve got Isobel’s revenge don’t hesitate to give us a call after midday for a prize. She was stood up on a date with an unnamed Government Minister on Saturday night. She attended a performance of the [Adelaide] Cabaret [Festival] Natalie Cole. I actually saw her there and she…
DetailsSouth 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…
Details“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…
DetailsLEON 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…
DetailsIn 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…
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