SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Evidence tendered in Senate Estimates has demonstrated that Australians are still paying the price from some of this Government’s major schemes in its early days. More than $28 million of bad debts have been incurred as a result of the Government’s disastrous green programs, in particular the disastrous ‘Pink Batts’ program [Home…
DetailsLUKE GRANT: Now, I want to follow up on these green schemes and, in particular, solar panel installations because I was astounded to learn that at Senate Estimates on Monday, the head* of the Clean Energy Regulator, Andrew Livingston, told the inquiry that, after random checks of 7000 solar units, 19 per cent were…
DetailsKIERAN GILBERT: It was meant to be the most secure building ever to be built in Canberra and it’s not off to a great start the new ASIO [Australian Security Intelligence Organisation] headquarters has been, well, the victim of a cyber hit… the reports last night on the ABC suggesting that Chinese hackers…
DetailsNATASHA STOTT DESPOJA: Well, this week, on Tuesday, an award was announced for achievement in gynaecological cancers. To tell us a bit about the person in whose honour it’s named that’s the late Senator Jeannie Ferris I’m joined by current Senator Simon Birmingham. He’s a Liberal Senator for South Australia. Good afternoon,…
DetailsBELINDA HEGGEN: … onto a more serious matter and that is the $5 million coming out of your pockets to fund soundproofing insulation at a western suburbs church under the Adelaide Airport flight path. Now, parishioners at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Thebarton have been complaining about aircraft noise disrupting their services for…
DetailsFRAN KELLY: In what will be a significant extension of the Commonwealth’s environmental powers, a Senate committee has given a tick to Labor plans for a new federal water trigger. The plan would mean the Federal Government will have to take into account water use when approving large coal or coal seam gas mining…
DetailsDAVID BEVAN: Now, yesterday we brought you the news that, in the budget and it’s a pretty big document there was a line which said $5 million will be given to a church in Thebarton… it’s a Greek Orthodox church at Thebarton [Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Thebarton]… to pay for soundproofing…
DetailsMARK PARTON: Let’s go to Simon Birmingham, Senator for South Australia, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray-Darling Basin and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning, Mark, and good morning to your listeners. MARK PARTON: Was there an honesty from Wayne Swan last night? I mean, aside from all…
DetailsKIERAN GILBERT: … let’s go to our panel this morning, the Minister for Home Affairs, Justice and Customs, Jason Clare, and Liberal frontbencher, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Water [Murray-Darling Basin], Environment, Senator Simon Birmingham. Gentlemen, good to see you. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Morning, Kieran. … KIERAN GILBERT: Senator Birmingham, there isn’t bipartisan support…
DetailsMICHAEL DONATO: On the phone with us now is our special guest, Liberal Senator for South Australia Simon Birmingham. Simon is the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment and the Murray-Darling Basin. Welcome to the program. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good evening. Good to be with you. MICHAEL DONATO: Now, marriage equality or gay…
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