A Coalition Government, if elected, will recognise the work of hundreds of local historical and heritage groups across Australia with a new $1.4 million Community Heritage Grants program. Volunteers throughout Australia invest an incredible amount of time and energy in collecting and preserving our local heritage. Without their tireless work in rescuing…
DetailsFunding announced today by Labor for the River Murray Improvements Program is another election re-announcement that demonstrates Labor’s contempt for South Australian river communities. Senator for South Australia and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray-Darling Basin, Simon Birmingham said South Australian river communities were tired of being treated as political playthings by Labor.…
DetailsA Coalition Government will commit $1 million over two years to improve the environmental health of the Swan River. Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment Simon Birmingham announced the Coalition’s Swan-Canning River Recovery Programme with Member for Swan Steve Irons today. “The Swan River is an iconic feature of Perth as well…
DetailsBurpengary Creek will be one of the first sites to benefit from the Coalition’s 15,000-strong Green Army. Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment Simon Birmingham today announced that, if elected, a Coalition government would undertake a major riparian repair and boardwalk project along the fringe of creek. The work will involve the…
DetailsKevin Rudd is already reaping more in carbon tax receipts this year than was forecast under Julia Gillard and, if re-elected, by 2016-17 would again be reaping even more again. Buried in the detail of yesterday’s Economic Statement* is that: · Kevin Rudd is now estimating $6.435 billion in carbon tax receipts…
DetailsStaffing at the Rudd/Gillard Government’s Climate Change department reflect Labor’s chaos and dysfunction over climate policies, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment Simon Birmingham said today. Questioning through Senate Estimates has revealed* that: · at least 190 left the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency prior to its abolition in March, with…
DetailsKevin Rudd should provide a clear statement to taxpayers regarding millions of dollars of debts owed to them as a result of his disastrous $2 billion Home Insulation Program, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment Simon Birmingham said today. Senator Birmingham has written to Prime Minister Rudd* regarding nearly $10 million in outstanding…
DetailsA senior Rudd Government minister has today confirmed the carbon tax is here to stay under Labor, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment Simon Birmingham said today. Contrary to suggestions that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his new Minister for Climate Change, Mark Butler, are considering abandoning their carbon tax, Labor’s third most…
DetailsToday’s announcement that Victoria has signed up to the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) on implementing the Murray-Darling Basin Plan leaves many questions unanswered, Coalition Basin spokesman Simon Birmingham said today. “While any progress on strategic implementation of the Basin Plan is welcome, the signing of just one state in a piecemeal step risks the…
DetailsThe high costs of environmental regulation and of Labor’s rejection of potential savings through streamlining have been highlighted in Senate Estimates hearings, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment Simon Birmingham said today. Under questioning from Senator Birmingham, officials at the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities have detailed that:…
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