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11 February 2010
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MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS: Home Insulation Program
Mr GARRETT, Kingsford Smith—Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts
1.30 pm
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27 October 2009
![]() It’s a great pleasure to speak at the National Press Club about the
arts, to record the substantial and enduring contribution they have
made to the life of our nation. And in particular to reprise the government’s record of almost two
years – in what has been a period of intense, focused activity – and to
sketch some important challenges ahead, in particular my ambition for
the development of a national cultural policy.
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29 June 2009
![]() Firstly, to say what a great honour this is for me and to say to the Minister how much I appreciate not only the conferring of this honour but also that we were able to meet and speak together very freely and with a great deal of feeling about the arts.
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10 June 2009
![]() In 1942, Labor Prime Minister John Curtin, when he might be forgiven for having other things on his mind, boldly stated that, “no time [was] more opportune for drawing attention to the cultural development of the Commonwealth”, and that, “in a young democratic nation cultural activities are important as a means of expression of the people”.
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02 March 2009
![]() It is a pleasure to open this conference and in doing so recognise the work of the Property Council of Australia and the Green Building Council of Australia, who for this third year running have brought the leading thinkers, architects, planners and builders together for what is a timely and essential gathering.
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18 February 2009
![]() Thirty years ago, a historic transformation took place in Australia’s policy towards whales. A whaling nation from the late 18th century when European settlers first arrived, Australians hunted whales for their oil, bones and baleen.
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05 January 2009
![]() The Gunns pulp mill has been a matter of considerable public interest and, at times, controversy. The former environment minister, Malcolm Turnbull, approved the Gunns mill subject to a number of conditions.
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04 December 2008
![]() It is a great pleasure to rise to give due recognition to the role that volunteers play in our community, particularly in Kingsford Smith. I specifically want to note not only the efforts of the surf-lifesaving clubs and those who work in women’s refuges and sporting clubs but also, in particular, the Kooloora Community Centre, whose 20th anniversary celebration I attended earlier this year.
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22 September 2008
![]() It’s a distinct pleasure to speak at this gathering; the world’s foremost event in sustainable building, SB08. I’ve recently met and engaged with Australia’s built environment industries, earlier this month at Built Environment Meets Parliament in Canberra, and of course last night at the World Green Building Council Gala Dinner.
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19 August 2008
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02 August 2008
![]() It is a great pleasure to be here in Melbourne on the final day of your national conference, and thank you to the Clean Energy Council for hosting this event and for the invitation to speak.
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28 July 2008
![]() I’m always impressed by Queenslanders’ conviction that they live in the best part of Australia. You have a significant share of Australia’s great natural assets – and you know how to use and celebrate them for the international wonders that they are.
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17 July 2008
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24 June 2008
![]() Thank you Chair, I want to particularly welcome the constructive way that participants have worked to develop the documents before us and acknowledge your work in helping us reach this point.
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24 June 2008
![]() There can be no doubt that whaling under special permit has been the most contentious and divisive issue facing the Commission. In the 21st century there is no need to kill whales for scientific purposes. The programs purportedly conducted under Article VIII of the Convention add nothing relevant to our knowledge for the conservation and management of whales that cannot be obtained by non-lethal means or historical records.
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28 April 2008
![]() It is a great pleasure for me to be here today to join ministerial colleagues from 40 countries and representatives of business, trade unions, non-governmental and multilateral organisations.
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03 April 2008
![]() Thank you to APRA/AMCOS for the invitation to give the keynote speech at the inaugural Song Summit Sydney, and I want to recognise the support of the NSW Government for this event, an event which I note is entirely carbon neutral – well done.
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14 February 2008
![]() In the very first instance I want to disassociate myself from the remarks of the member for Tangney and note that the parliament as a whole did something yesterday which reflected well on each and every member of the House who supported the motion of the Prime Minister.
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01 February 2008
![]() I am very pleased to be here to launch Blacktown Solar City’s first commercial solar power installation here at Cadbury Schweppes, as part of the Australian Government’s Solar Cities program.
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23 January 2008
![]() Subjects: Death of Heath Ledger
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11 December 2007
![]() The Australian Government is committed to leading the fight against climate change. Australia’s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol was the first official act of the new Australian Government. This is a clear signal of the very high priority the Government places on climate change.
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11 December 2007
![]() On behalf of the Australian Government, I would like to welcome the launch of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, and to congratulate Mr Zoellick and the World Bank on this important initiative.
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10 December 2007
![]() Thank you for inviting the Australian Government to participate in this important event. I am confident that Indonesia’s strategy and action plan will set a new standard for the alignment of development and conservation efforts in our region and across the globe.
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10 November 2007
![]() Local communities will have greater opportunities to create and enjoy their own art in suburbs and towns across Australia under a Rudd Labor Government.
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10 November 2007
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10 November 2007
![]() I want to extend a very warm welcome to everyone here and to specially thank David Wenham for his MC role, Tim Freedman, Sarah Blasko, Mark Seymour, Tamsin Carroll and Perry Keyes for performing. How good it is to hear Aussie music in the midst of an election campaign?
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08 November 2007
![]() Opening and Closing Statements from National Press Club debate with Malcolm Turnbull
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05 November 2007
![]() Thank you Environment Business Australia for the opportunity to speak to you tonight. Labor shares your vision that Australia can indeed be “an international leader by demonstrating how an energy intensive economy can remain robust and prosperous using more efficient, cleaner, and renewable sources of energy”
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09 October 2007
![]() I stand before you as a huge fan of renewable energy - so it’s a very real pleasure to speak to you tonight.
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19 September 2007
![]() Australian artists would be justified in believing that the Coalition
harbours a latent, sometimes visible, hostility to them and their
calling.
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17 September 2007
![]() A Rudd Labor Government will deliver $2.4 million over four years to the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (AMRAP) to help promote contemporary Aussie bands and musicians.
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14 September 2007
![]() Subjects: Labor’s support for the Arts, Resale royalties, Arts and
music education, Young Artists, Australia Council, Digital content
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14 September 2007
![]() Federal Labor today released a comprehensive arts policy framework, New Directions for the Arts.
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12 September 2007
![]() I rise to speak on the Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 5) Bill 2007, which seeks to implement a wide range of arrangements, including the government’s long-overdue film package.
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10 September 2007
![]() Cate Blanchett’s Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival for her
portrayal of Bob Dylan in I'm Not There is a tremendous achievement.
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05 September 2007
![]() Today I want to outline to you Labor’s approach to protecting our precious environment and addressing dangerous climate change.
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28 August 2007
![]() It is a great pleasure to launch a new book from a talented Australian
writer, under the imprint of an independent Australian publisher, and in one of
Australia’s finest bookstores.
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16 August 2007
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purpose of this bill is to amend the Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000
in order to, amongst other things, replace the term ‘waste oil’
throughout the act with the term ‘used oil’ and make changes to the
administration, operation and amendment of the Oil Stewardship Advisory
Council.
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13 August 2007
![]() Between a rock and a hard place is an extremely apposite title for a report of this kind, given that it has a dissenting report which, frankly, strains credulity, even in a place where extreme views are sometimes heard—and, I should say, always tolerated.
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07 August 2007
![]() Peter Garrett today congratulated the many Australian winners at the annual Helpmann Awards for live performances.
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01 August 2007
![]() A Rudd Labor Government will fast track Australia’s nomination for World Heritage listing of Ningaloo Reef - WA’s largest and most accessible coral reef.
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25 July 2007
![]() I’ve spent many years working on environment issues, including this
one, but there’s no doubt that climate change is front and centre the
key moral, environmental and economic challenge of our age.
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19 July 2007
![]() It’s a pleasure to speak to the Foreign Correspondents Association. I note that the Prime Minister decided that this is not a worthy venue from a vote pulling perspective.
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17 July 2007
![]() In December this year in Bali, Indonesia, the most critical United Nations climate change conference yet will take place.
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30 June 2007
![]() Exactly three months ago, Federal Labor Leader Kevin Rudd convened Australia’s first National Climate Change Summit in Canberra.
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21 June 2007
![]() We started this session in the parliament with questions to the
government about climate change. There were questions to the Minister
for the Environment and Water Resources about whether he would increase
the renewable energy target. Those questions were never answered.
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18 June 2007
![]() I want to begin by acknowledging the very good work that CANA and its
member groups have done over the years to bring the critical challenge
of climate change to the attention of the Australian community.
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18 June 2007
![]() I support the motion brought to the
House by the Member for Cook. I acknowledge his significant contribution in the
life of this parliament in bringing forward motions which draw to the attention
of the House some of the more direct and challenging human rights ...
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14 June 2007
![]() Thank you for inviting me to speak about my shadow ministerial
environmental responsibilities and “overcoming the challenges ahead”,
particularly in the context of CEDA examining the State of the Nation.
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13 June 2007
![]() I want to strongly commend the remarks of my colleague the member for
Banks and acknowledge his long-term commitment and contribution to
Indigenous people both by service in this House and also more broadly
through his advocacy in the Australian community ...
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