Portfolio Media Releases, Foreign Affairs, The Economy, Law and Order, Emissions Trading Scheme
Topics: G20, Global Financial Crisis, Treasury Forecasts, COAG, Secret Labor State Treasurers’ meeting, NSW Mini Budget, Emissions Trading Scheme.
DAVID SPEERS: To our guest this afternoon the Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, COAG and the Emissions Trading Scheme, Andrew Robb. Mr Robb, thank y... (14-Nov)
Portfolio Media Releases, Emissions Trading Scheme
Yesterday’s speech by the Executive Director, Macroeconomic Group of the Treasury Department confirms all of the Federal opposition’s concerns about Mr Rudd’s Emissions Trading Scheme.
In the speech Mr Gruen confirms that –
• The Government just assumes that the rest of the world will ... (12-Nov)
Portfolio Media Releases, Emissions Trading Scheme
The decision by Alcoa to suspend work on the expansion of the Wagerup Refinery confirms the Coalition’s concerns about the Rudd Government’s rush to an Emissions Trading Scheme amid the worst financial crisis for eighty years.
“The Government says they have to rush into this scheme to giv... (11-Nov)
Portfolio Media Releases, Foreign Affairs, Infrastructure, The Economy, Emissions Trading Scheme
Topics: Execution of Bali bombers, US and New Zealand election, Budget, Emissions Trading, leak of Bush / Rudd conversation, infrastructure.
PAUL BONGIORNO: And welcome back to the program, Andrew Robb.
ANDREW ROBB: Good morning, Paul.
PAUL BONGIORNO: What's your reaction to the news the B... (09-Nov)
Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure, The Economy, Emissions Trading Scheme
Labor has spent the last 18 months raising expectations on so many fronts without ever looking at the sensitivity of those promises to any sort of economic downturn.
Today’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook figures show that the plans the Rudd Government had for their three major area... (05-Nov)
Portfolio Media Releases, Emissions Trading Scheme
Topic: Emissions Trading Scheme and Rudd Government modelling
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ALEXANDRA KIRK: The strongest reaction comes from the Opposition.
ANDREW ROBB: The Prime Minister most certainly needs to be careful and open and practical. The trouble is he is saying one thing and doing another.
ALE... (31-Oct)
Portfolio Media Releases, The Economy, Emissions Trading Scheme
Topics: Emissions Trading Scheme and Government’s economic modelling
ELEANOR HALL: The long awaited Treasury modelling on the cost of a carbon emissions trading scheme is being released today.
But the Federal Opposition is urging the Government to delay the scheme's introduction in the light o... (30-Oct)
Speeches, Infrastructure, The Economy, Workplace Relations, Emissions Trading Scheme
I am a student of Machiavelli.
He lived 500 years ago.
And, the principles he observed back then hold true today – in politics, in business, in organisations.
Well, when Philip wrote to invite me to speak he said I might reflect on the role of government in future infrastructure.
In that... (30-Oct)
Portfolio Media Releases, Emissions Trading Scheme
The Rudd Government must defer the finalisation of its White Paper on emissions trading given today’s release of economic modelling which is badly flawed, taking no account of the impact of the global financial meltdown on local industry and jobs.
“I suspect the Government is hiding the t... (30-Oct)
Portfolio Media Releases, The Economy, Emissions Trading Scheme
Revelations that the Government’s much delayed economic modelling for an emissions trading scheme will inexplicably not take into account the global financial meltdown has left it dead in the water.
“The Rudd Government must hold back finalising its White Paper until the modelling reflect... (23-Oct)