IAN 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,…
MICHAEL 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…
SIMON 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…
ASHLEIGH GILLON: Joining me this afternoon on our panel of politicians, the Labor MP Graham Perrett good afternoon to you and joining us from Adelaide today the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment, Simon Birmingham good afternoon to you as well. We just heard some developing news a short time…
JOURNALIST: 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…
DAVID LIPSON: It’s finals week this week but today’s titans’ clash is happening off the football pitch. The battle over Andrew Wilkie’s pokie reforms has intensified after several AFL [Australian Football League] club presidents slammed the mandatory pre-commitment technology. … ANTHONY BALL, Clubs Australia Executive Director: Millions of supporters, millions of players, kids and families…
GRANT GOLDMAN: Now, Australians concerned about Julia Gillard’s carbon tax must speak now or forever hold their peace [almost]. That’s what Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment Simon Birmingham has said today. We have him on the line. Morning, Simon. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning, Grant. Good morning to your listeners. GRANT GOLDMAN: Yes, and I think you’ve picked up…
GREG HUNT: At six minutes to this morning’s committee hearing, the Treasurer finally released the updated Treasury modelling. What we know from today is this the ‘world’s best Treasurer’ has the world’s worst modelling. This carbon tax modelling is worthless because it is based on a fantasy. It’s based on a fantasy, still, that the United…
HOWARD SATTLER: And if you think the Government wouldn’t manipulate the support or otherwise for this [carbon] tax, this series of tax bills there’s 18 of them, by the way listen to this. They total 1,100 pages of legislation. Guess how long you’ve got to respond to make submissions you, if you’re an organisation…
GARY HARDGRAVE: Simon Birmingham is a Liberal Senator from South Australia and he says only three days left if you want to lodge something on the and I’m going to use the word again carbon tax submission. I hate using the so called ‘C-bomb’. Simon Birmingham joins me. Only three days left what can…