SONYA FELDHOFF: … right now there is a lot of focus on water flows given that we’re about to see some of the flows that were promised in an agreement back in January between Premier Mike Rann and New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally. Questions, though, are being asked by Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham, questions…
DetailsMATTHEW ABRAHAM: Simon Birmingham is the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Action… South Australian Senator… Simon Birmingham, good morning. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning Matthew, David, listeners. MATTHEW ABRAHAM: You want to respond to Penny Wong on the Green Loans scheme. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Thanks, Matt. I didn’t hear all of Penny but I…
DetailsKIERAN GILBERT: Welcome back to AM Agenda, joining me now from Adelaide the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Action, Senator Simon Birmingham. Good morning Senator. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning Kieran. KIERAN GILBERT: And in Sydney the Parliamentary Secretary for Employment, Jason Clare. Jason thanks for coming in and I’ll start with you.…
DetailsSIMON BIRMINGHAM: Kevin Rudd is really misrepresenting the conclusions from Minter Ellison in that regard. There are three separate instances in the Minter Ellison Risk Register, the final copy that Minter Ellison provided to the Government, where it says that the risk is not tolerable and it recommended a delayed scheme and other actions…
DetailsJOE O’BRIEN: As we’ve been hearing this morning, the Electrical Trades Union has raised concerns about home insulation installers inspecting their own work under the new Government scheme. For more, the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Action, Senator Simon Birmingham, joins us now from Canberra. Senator Birmingham, good morning. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning,…
DetailsJOHN BARRON: A Senate probe continues into the Rudd Government’s home insulation scheme despite its scrapping last week following the deaths of those four installers and more than 90 house fires associated with the program. The Senate committee has this morning heard a strong defence of the scheme from senior Environment Department officials who…
DetailsASHLEIGH GILLON: … joining me in the studio, the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Action, the Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham, good morning. SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Good morning, Ashleigh. ASHLEIGH GILLON: You were one of the Senators in there grilling officials from the Environment Department today… did you learn anything new from that, what…
DetailsTONY EASTLEY: While last night’s Community Cabinet meeting might have given him a break of sorts, Environment Minister Peter Garrett can expect no let up from the Federal Opposition. A Senate inquiry into the insulation scheme has decided to call Department of Environment officials to appear before it on Monday. They’ll be quizzed about…
Details(Leon Byner: Simon, yesterday your boss announced a remedy to reduce CO2 emissions but it’s received a degree of criticism. In a nutshell, what does Mr Abbott’s and your Opposition policy do?) Good morning, Leon and listeners. Yesterday, Tony Abbott released what is a very clear alternative to the Government’s emissions trading scheme and the alternative is…
Details(Sonya Feldhoff: Good afternoon, Senator.) Good afternoon, Sonya and listeners, a pleasure to be with you. (Feldhoff: This policy, how does it differ from the climate change policy we’ve seen from the Government in the past?) Sonya, this is a markedly different approach that the Coalition is taking to climate change in Australia and it’s an…
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