Portfolio Media Releases, The Economy, Emissions Trading Scheme
The Coalition will make a considered evaluation of the Government’s proposed emissions trading scheme released today.
This is one of the biggest structural changes in a generation to our economy.
We will not be rushed into endorsing, opposing or suggesting amendments to this proposal.
... (15-Dec)
Portfolio Media Releases, Emissions Trading Scheme
Topics: Emissions Trading White Paper
DAVID SPEERS: Andrew Robb (inaudible) the Coalition will support?
ANDREW ROBB: Well this is a very complex document there are some 800 pages in the document and very lot of complexity, a lot of changes on the Green Paper as I understand and we will take... (15-Dec)
Portfolio Media Releases, Emissions Trading Scheme
Subjects: Emissions trading scheme white paper.
MALCOLM TURNBULL: Well the Government has presented today its 800 page white paper on its emissions trading scheme and we will be considering that with great care. It’s a very detailed document, and we’ll be reviewing it carefully. The Government ha... (15-Dec)
Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure
Topics: Infrastructure Spending, Coalition
DAVID SPEERS: Well the main points in this Nation Building plan, $4.7billion worth as you heard the Prime Minister say there but only $2.5 billion is actually new money, the rest, the remaining $2.2billion has been drawn from money already allocated to r... (12-Dec)
Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure, Funding
The Coalition supports any funding for quality infrastructure projects.
Today’s announcement by the Rudd Government is made up almost entirely of road and rail projects that were initiated and supported by the former Coalition Government.
Many of them have been thoroughly considered ov... (12-Dec)
Portfolio Media Releases, Emissions Trading Scheme
Topics: Emissions Trading Scheme and the Coalition.
KIERAN GILBERT: Andrew Robb thanks for your time can we start by clearing up the Coalition policy on an emissions trading scheme, you’ve said it shouldn’t be introduced before 2011 probably by 2012, but now as I understand that you’re arguing it... (11-Dec)
Portfolio Media Releases, Emissions Trading Scheme
GLEN BARTHOLOMEW: The Opposition’s climate change spokesman Andrew Robb has told Lyndal Curtis that the global financial crisis may be reason enough to further delaying the emissions trading scheme.
ANDREW ROBB: Well the trouble with all this sort of early assessment is that no one knows ... (11-Dec)
Portfolio Media Releases, Workplace Relations, Emissions Trading Scheme
Subjects: Unemployment; ETS.
MALCOLM TURNBULL: Now we’ve had the very unfortunate news that one of our global mining giants, Rio Tinto, has been forced to shed thousands of jobs as a consequence of the global financial crisis and the economic slowdown around the world. And we hope that for the be... (11-Dec)
Portfolio Media Releases, The Economy
ALEXANDRA KIRK: Liberal frontbencher Andrew Robb says the multibillion dollar stimulus package has worked for the Government, but that disunity has cost the Opposition, blaming the Nationals who twice last week crossed the floor in the Senate.
ANDREW ROBB: The voting intention shows quit... (09-Dec)
Portfolio Media Releases, The Economy
Topics: Newspoll and Opposition
ALEXANDRA KIRK: The Liberals are blaming their National’s cousins who twice last week crossed the floor in the Senate. Frontbencher Andrew Robb says disunity has cost the opposition but the financial crisis has worked for the government.
ANDREW ROBB: They have ... (09-Dec)