Environment Protection Minister Peter Garrett must guarantee there will be no weakening of conditions required for operation of Victoria’s controversial Sugarloaf or ‘North-South’ Pipeline, Coalition Murray Darling spokesman Simon Birmingham said today. It follows Victoria’s Acting Auditor-General today slamming the Brumby Government’s decision to proceed with several major programs, stating the Government’s water…
Details… KIERAN GILBERT: … today Andrew Forrest is going to be outside the WA Press Club putting the boot in to Kevin Rudd… Simon Birmingham, if the Government is able to secure a compromise with the likes of Andrew Forrest and some mining giants over there, does that not leave the Coalition extremely…
DetailsClimate Change Minister Penny Wong should explain misleading comments made before a Senate committee last month over the Rudd Government’s dumping of its emissions trading scheme (ETS), Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Action Simon Birmingham said today. It follows Environment Protection Minister Peter Garrett’s weekend revelation the decision was made by Labor’s gang…
DetailsPeter Garrett has today undermined his own Government’s arguments in support of keeping a fourth letter on their disastrous Home Insulation Program secret. Having decided to declassify and this week release three letters from Mr Garrett to the Prime Minister, as well as three replies, Cabinet Secretary Joe Ludwig outlined his Government’s rationale:…
DetailsSouth Australian jobs and investment are of no concern to a South Australian federal Labor MP, according to comments he has made this morning. Member for Wakefield Nick Champion made his astonishing remarks when questioned at the doors of Parliament House about the Rudd Government’s proposed great big new tax on mining: …
DetailsThe Rudd Government’s backflip on climate change has been further highlighted today, with its key climate change agency to lose 98 per cent of program funding in coming years, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Action Simon Birmingham said today. Confirmation has come today through questioning by Senator Birmingham of the Department of Climate…
DetailsThe Rudd Government is rightly being condemned by Green Loans home sustainability assessors protesting outside Parliament House this morning, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Action Simon Birmingham said today. “Green Loans has been a monumental breach of promise and a monumental case of mismanagement by Peter Garrett and the Rudd Government,” Senator Birmingham…
DetailsThe Rudd Government’s wasteful spending has reached the point of farce, handing out $15 million for shower timers, sticky tape and ceiling fans instead of its promised Green Rewards Cards, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Action Simon Birmingham said today. “Having broken its promise, the Government should have apologised for its stuff up…
DetailsLEON BYNER: … do you remember yesterday we spoke to [South Australian Attorney-General] John Rau and John said look we’re going to deliver quickly on two promises we made and that’s a credit to the Government, first one … you remember during the election campaign [then South Australian Attorney-General] Michael Atkinson wanted bloggers on the…
Details… CELINA EDMONDS: Senator Birmingham, you have to admit that we are going to hear that line, ‘phoney Tony’ a lot now? It does seem that ‘straight shooting Tony Abbott’ may have shot himself in the foot on this one. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Celina, Tony’s only sin last night was to give a direct…
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