Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts
Transcripts 2009
November
- Interview with Charlie Pickering, Carrie Bickmore, Dave Hughes & Denise Scott, 7pm Project: Assessment of koala populations for possible protection under the national environment law - 18 November 2009
- Interview with Kelly Higgins-Devine, ABC Brisbane & Wide Bay: Proposed 'no' decision for Traveston Crossing Dam proposal - 11 November 2009
- Interview with Micahel Smith, 4BC Drive, Brisbane: Proposed 'no' decision for Traveston Crossing Dam proposal; Montevideo Maru - 11 November 2009
- Press Conference: Proposed decision on Traveston Dam - 11 November 2009
- Interview with Paul Bongiorno: Asylum seekers; Energy efficiency and sustainbility of government office buildings; The Montara oil spill, Sea level rise; Opposition positions on climate change; Traveston Dam - 8 November 2009
- Interview with Geoff Hutchinson, ABC Perth: Container Deposit Legislation; Kimberley Strategic Assessment; oil spill; whaling - 6 November 2009
- Doorstop interview: Outcomes of EPHC Meeting; National Waste Policy;announcement of an e-waste recycling scheme; container deposit legislation; oil spill inquiry; environmental and other impacts of the oil spill; Victorian fuel quality issue; Britney Spears - 5 November 2009
- Interview with Madonna King, ABC Brisbane: Home Insulation Program - 2 November 2009
- Interview with John Stanley & Sandy Aloisi, 2UE Breakfast Sydney: Government's Home Insulation Program - 2 November 2009
- Doorstop interview: Energy Efficient Homes Package, Energy Efficient appliances; Opposition positions on climate change; Peter Costello - 1 November 2009
October
- ABC Darwin: Interview with Julia Christensen - Marine planning off the NT Coast; Montara well oil spill - 23 October 2009
- Doorstop interview: The Esplanade, Cairns - $3.8 million in heritage funding for Queensland as part of the Jobs Fund; False Cape development; USS Blue Ridge protests; Coral Sea conservation zone; Traveston Dam proposal; Townsville Abbot Point coal terminal proposal - 14 October 2009
- Doorstop interview: St David's Cathedral, Hobart - 13 October 2009
- Doorstop interview: Announcement of South Australian Heritage Projects under the $650 million Jobs Fund - 10 October 2009
- Cultural Ministers Council endorsement of Indigenous Art Code of Conduct; Wellington Weir; Hey, Hey it's Saturday skit - 9 October 2009
- Opening of the Talinguru Nyakunytjaku viewing area at Uluru, NT - 8 October 2009
- Interview with Adam Spencer, ABC 702 Syndey Breakfast: Energy Efficient Homes Package - 7 October 2009
- $450,000 for heritage projects in ACT under the Jobs Fund; Energy Efficient Homes Package - 6 October 2009
- Interview with Amanda Smith, Radio National Artworks: Experience of touring with Midnight Oil; Indigenous arts and culture; Resale Royalty Scheme; Bill Henson controversy; ArtStart; Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM); Victorian College of the Arts (VCA); arts in the national curriculum; ambitions in the arts portfolio; new version of Beds are Burning - 2 October 2009
- $5.5 million for heritage projects in WA under the Jobs Fund; NT proposal for crocodile safaris; oil spill; Beds are Burning - 2 October 2009
September
- Doorstop interview: Number of Living Species in Australia and the World report; Traveston Dam; climate change - 29 September 2009
- E&OE Transcript interview: Environmental monitoring of Montara well oil spill; Home Insulation Program; Opposition position on climate change - 29 September 2009
- Doorstop interview: Declaration of the Warddeken-Djelk Indigenous Protected Areas - 25 September 2009
- Doorstop interview: Launch of Climate of Australia - Parliament House, Canberra - 17 September 2009
- Interview with Madonna King, ABC Brisbane - Traveston Dam - 14 September 2009
- Remarks at the opening of the Culture Warriors exhibition - 10 September 2009
- Launch of the Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report Joint Government response and Reef Water Quality Protection Plan - 2 September 2009
- Doorstop interview: Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra - 1 September 2009
August
- Interview with Ray Hadley, 2GB Mornings - Government's home insulation program - 31 August 2009
- Interview with Fran Kelly, ABC Radio National Mornings - Gorgon expansion approval - 27 August 2009
- Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sky news AM Agenda - Gorgon expansion approval - 27 August 2009
- Interview with Leigh Sales, ABC Lateline - 26 August 2009
- Interview with Simon Beaumont, Radio 6PR, Perth - Gorgon expansion approval - 26 August 2009
- Interview with Geoff Hutchison, ABC 720 Perth - Gorgon approval - 26 August 2009
- Doorstop interview: Official opening of the Townsville Turtle Hospital Reef HQ, Townsville - 24 August 2009
- Interview: 2UE Radio, Sydney - Insulation program; Gorgon - 21 August 2009
- Doorstop interview: Launch of the Sustainable House Day & LivingGreener.gov.au - 21 August 2009
- ABC 7:30 Report: Interview with Kerry O'Brien - 18 August 2009
- Doorstop interview: 10th International Congress of Ecology - 17 August 2009
- Doorstop interview: Masterpieces from Paris exhibition to visit Australia from the Musee d'Orsay - 10 August 2009
- Doorstop interview: Kimberley Strategic Assessment; Christmas Island phosphate mining proposal - 6 August 2009
- Doorstop interview: Launch of the National Treasures mini-documentary series, Sydney Opera House - 4 August 2009
- Energy Efficient Homes Package insulation programme - 4 August 2009
July
- Indigenous language, culture and broadcasting funding; uranium mining; nuclear waste; Superb parrot; crocodile management planning - 16 July 2009
- Breakthrough winners; Four Mile uranium mine approval - 15 July 2009
- Four Mile uranium mine - 15 July 2009
- Green precincts fund, G8 and major economies forum, financing, Uluru board of management draft management plan - 12 July 2009
- Uluru Board of Management draft management plan; $19 million commitment to feral camel control through Caring for our Country - 9 July 2009
- Uluru Board of Management draft management plan; climate change talks - 9 July 2009
- Interview: ABC Country Hour, NSW - Caring for our Country - 6 July 2009
- Doorstop Interview: Great Barrier Reef Ministerial Council meeting; Reef Rescue; pesticides in food - 3 July 2009
- Announcement of $403 million under Caring for our Country, Towra Point Nature Reserve, Sydney - 2 July 2009
June
- Doorstop Interview: Opening of Bradford Insulation Plant - 29 June 2009
- IWC progress; Australia's position on whaling - 24 June 2009
- Press conference: IFAW's Whale Watching Worldwide report; WSPA petition - 23 June 2009
- Interview: ABC Radio National Breakfast - RET legislation, next weeks meeting of the International Whaling Commission - 19 June 2009
- Interview: 2UE Breakfast, Sydney - Transition of Solar Homes and Communities Plan to Solar Credits - 10 June 2009
- Interview: 891 ABC Adelaide Mornings - Transition from Solar Homes and Communities Plan to Solar Credits - 10 June 2009
- Interview: 774 ABC Melbourne - Transition from Solar Homes and Communities Plan to Solar Credits - 10 June 2009
- Interview: 2GB Drive Show - Transition from Solar Homes and Communities Plan to Solar Credits - 9 June 2009
- Interview: ABC Statewide Drive - Transition from Solar Homes and Communities Plan to Solar Credits - 9 June 2009
- Interview: 4BC Brisbane Drive show - Transition from Solar Homes and Communities Plan to Solar Credits - 9 June 2009
- Interview: 3AW Melbourne Drive show - Transition of Solar Homes and Communities Plan to Solar Credits - 9 June 2009
- Interview: Transition of Solar Homes and Communities Plan to Solar Credits - 9 June 2009
- Doorstop Interview: Conclusion of the Solar Homes and Communities Plan and commencement of Solar Credits under the Renewable Energy Target legislation; Senator Brown's court costs; Tarkine Road proposal - 9 June 2009
- Doorstop Interview: Launch of the guidelines for the second phase of the insulation component of the Energy Efficient Homes Package; NSW logging operations; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme - 1 June 2009
May
- Doorstop Interview: Outcomes of the Environment Protection and Heritage Council meeting; e-waste; container deposit legislation; plastic bags - 22 May 2009
- Doorstop Interview: Funding for Tasmanian convict sites; uplisting of the Tasmanian devil; Tarkine Road proposal; Container deposit legislation; Tasmanian RFA's; NSW forests - 22 May 2009
- Doorstop interview: Southern Ocean Research Partnership; Australia's position on whaling; US Administration comments re whaling; Tarkine loop road proposal; forest protests; Gunns pulp mill; Abolition of Tasmanian Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage & the Arts - 21 May 2009
- Interview: ABC North Queensland Mornings - Coral Sea conservation zone - 20 May 2009
- Doorstop interview: Coral Sea conservation zone announcement - 19 May 2009
- Interview: Approval for emergency action in the Goolwa Chanel - 12 May 2009
- Doorstop interview - $10 million for Brisbane City Council through the Community Infrastructure Program; Gold Coast stadium; Solar - 8 May 2009
- Doorstop interview - Flying Fruit Fly Circus; Murray River algal bloom; Renewable Energy Target; $3.9 billion Energy Efficient Homes plan; Wonga Wetlands event - 1 May 2009
April
- Doorstop interview - $60 million heritage fund as part of the jobs plan - 29 April 2009
- Doorstop interview - Solar hot water rebate; Rheem's United Nations contract; solar hot water industry; renewable energy; Mt Barker windfarm; Christmas Island; Roe Highway Stage 8; Solar Credits - 22 April 2009
- Doorstop interview - Bardi Jawi Working on Country program; Indigenous Rangers program; Kimberley LNG proposals; strategic assessment process; role as Minister; Queensland Wild Rivers; Christmas Island phosphate mine; Russell Crowe comments - 21 April 2009
- Doorstop interview - Sustainable Industry Research Centre; Energy Efficient Homes plan; Grace Garrett; Kimberley strategic assessment; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme - 17 April 2009
- Interview: Newsradio - Antarctic Treaty; Wilkins ice shelf; climate change - 7 April 2009
- Interview: Lateline - Wilkins ice-shelf; 50 years of the Antarctic Treaty; Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research report; Australian biodiversity; climate change; US position on climate change; Wolfensohn appointment - 6 April 2009
- Doorstop interview: 'Rising from the Ashes' football game; bushfire recovery; presentation of historical footage; Prime Minister- 4 April 2009
- Doorstop interview: Solar hot water rebate; Prime Minister; Kimberley strategic assessment; recycling; national waste policy- 3 April 2009
March
- Doorstop interview: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra CD launch; World Heritage Listing for convict sites; Tarkine road; Big hART funding announcement; Gunns effluent modeling - 31 March 2009
- Interview: Blackchat Program Koori Radio 93.7FM, Sydney - Breakthrough launch; Indigenous Contemporary Music Action Plan; Indigenous broadcasting; Indigenous art code of conduct; Sound Relief concert - 30 March 2009
- Doorstop interview: Breakthrough launch; contemporary Indigenous music - 30 March 2009
- Doorstop interview: Earth Hour; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme; Copenhagen meeting; renewable energy target - 28 March 2009
- Doorstop interview: Change the Globe initiative; compact fluorescent light globes; whaling - 24 March 2009
- Doorstop interview: Southern Ocean Research Partnership; Motor Traders green car proposal; Great Barrier Reef - 23 March 2009
- Interview: Drive Show ABC 666 Canberra - Heritage Estates decision, Midnight Oil - 13 March 2009
- Interview: ABC Drive Illawarra - Heritage Estates housing development, Jervis Bay - 13 March 2009
- Interview: Coral Triangle Initiative - 11 March 2009
- Interview: ABC Newcastle - Rose Group development at Catherine Hill Bay - 2 March 2009
February
- Doorstop Interview: Just Rite Insulation Warehouse, Canberra - Nation Building and Jobs Plan; Home Insulation; Senator Kim Carr; President Obama; Sol Trujillo; Defence Department; Brendan Nelson; Industrial Relations; Midnight Oil; Executive Remuneration - 26 February 2009
- Interview: 2GB Afternoon Show - Australian position on whaling; prescribed burning - 19 February 2009
- Interview: ABC Newsradio - Energy efficiency elements of the Nation Building and Jobs Plan - 4 February 2009
- Interview: Australian Radio Network - Energy Efficient Homes, $42 billion Nation Building and Jobs Plan - 3 February 2009
January
- Interview: ABC Statewide 936 Hobart - Gunns pulp mill - 30 January 2009
- Interview: Radio National breakfast - Gunns pulp mill - 30 January 2009
- Interview 4BC Drive, Brisbane: Australian position on whaling - 28 January 2009
- Doorstop Interview: Egg Island, Forestry, whaling - 28 January 2009
- Doorstop Interview: Australian position on whaling - 27 January 2009
- Interview: ABC Darwin Breakfast - McArthur River Mine - 15 January 2009
- Doorstop Interview: Protection of the HMCS Mermaid; Gunns pulp mill; Sea Shepherd; forest protests - 15 January 2009
- Interview: ABC RAdio Adelaide - Coorong decision - 8 January 2009
- Doorstop Interview: SA Govt proposal to open the barrages at the Coorong; Sea Shepherd - 8 January 2009
- Interview: ABC Statewide Mornings - Gunns pulp mill - 6 January 2009
- Interview: ABC2 Breakfast - Gunns pulp mill - 6 January 2009
- Interview: Across Australia - Heart FM - Gunns pulp mill; Sea Shepherd - 6 January 2009
- Interview: ABC News Radio - Gunns pulp mill; Ministerial responsibilities - 6 January 2009
- Interview: 7.30 Report, ABC TV - Gunns pulp mill - 5 January 2009
- Interview: 3AW drive - Gunns pulp mill - 5 January 2009
- Interview: 2GB drive - Gunns pulp mill; Sea Shepherd - 5 January 2009
- Press conference: Q&A session - Gunns pulp mill; Sea Shepherd; Lower Lakes; Compact fluorescent lightglobes - 5 January 2009
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