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21 December 2007
![]() Australians shopping for water-using whitegoods should ensure that they are correctly labelled for water efficiency, Environment Minister Peter Garrett said today.
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20 December 2007
![]() An application by the Port of Melbourne Corporation to deepen the main shipping channels in Port Phillip Bay was approved today by the Australian Government, after the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, Peter Garrett, imposed 16 additional environmental conditions.
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19 December 2007
![]() The Australian Government will formally urge Japan to end the slaughter of whales in the Southern Ocean.
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18 December 2007
![]() Australian Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, the Hon Peter Garrett, today welcomed a Federal Court order restraining a fuel supplier from selling petrol containing more than 10 per cent ethanol.
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13 December 2007
![]() The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts Peter Garrett has announced a six-month extension of export approval for a New South Wales fishery subject to the state enacting further protection measures for the critically endangered grey nurse shark.
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18 November 2007
![]() The findings of today’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report confirm that Australia must act now if we are to avoid truly devastating impacts of climate change.
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14 November 2007
![]() A Rudd Labor Government will implement a Clean Energy Plan to help Australian consumers and Australian businesses work together to tackle climate change.
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13 November 2007
![]() Federal Labor will contribute $4.9 million to help make Coburg a Solar Village – in Melbourne’s northern suburbs – bringing solar innovations and efficiencies to local families.
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13 November 2007
![]() A Rudd Labor Government will invest $15 million in at least 10 high profile practical projects to encourage water and energy saving measures such as solar and rainwater.
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03 November 2007
![]() Subjects: Melbourne Airport comment; the passing of Peter Andren
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02 November 2007
![]() Subjects: Leaked documents proving Australia does not have full rights in
Kyoto negotiations; marginal seat campaign in Deakin; Job losses because of
Howard Government renewable energy inaction
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02 November 2007
![]() The Howard Government’s claims that Australia’s failure to ratify the
Kyoto Protocol won’t harm our negotiating position at the crucial UN
meeting in Bali have again been discredited by instructions they have
previously given to our negotiating representatives.
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01 November 2007
![]() Subjects: John's Howard sacrificing renewable energy jobs for
ideology; Labor's 20 per cent renewable energy target; Howard Government climate
change approach
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31 October 2007
![]() Kingsford Smith parents will have peace of mind and a reduced financial
burden when it comes to child care, if Labor is elected on 24 November.
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30 October 2007
![]() A Rudd Labor Government will set a 20 per cent Renewable Energy Target for Australia to reach by 2020. This brings Australia into line with most developed nations including Europe, China and many American states.
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30 October 2007
![]() When it comes to tackling climate change, the Liberals are making it up as they go along. The Howard Government’s position on climate change – moves around faster than a weather vane.
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30 October 2007
![]() Prime Minister John Howard must publicly reject Deputy Prime
Minister Mark Vaile’s extraordinary admission that he still has doubts about the
existence of man-made climate change.
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29 October 2007
![]() Prime Minister, John Howard once again today tried to duck and weave around
his refusal to ratify Kyoto.
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29 October 2007
![]() A new ANU study showing climate change could have dangerous impacts on
Australians’ health adds more pressure on the Howard Government to
ratify the Kyoto Protocol, Federal Labor said.
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27 October 2007
![]() The Australian Financial Review report this morning shows the Howard
Government is completely out of touch with working families on climate change –
when it rejected ratifying Kyoto a mere six weeks ago.
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26 October 2007
![]() Federal Labor today reaffirmed its pledge to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. This
followed statements by outgoing Business Council of Australia head, Mr
Michael Chaney who said he believed the Howard Government should have
ratified the Kyoto Protocol.
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26 October 2007
![]() A Rudd Labor Government will invest up to $489 million in a National
Solar Schools Plan to make all of Australia’s 9,612 private and public
schools “Solar Schools” within eight years.
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24 October 2007
![]() A Rudd Labor Government will fund $250,000 for the installation of the solar
heating panels on the Deception Bay PCYC to provide water heating to the
Deception Bay pool.
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24 October 2007
![]() Federal Environment Minister, Mr Malcolm Turnbull must spell out his
nuclear timetable after atomic authority head Dr Ziggy Switkowski said
this morning he wanted planning for a nuclear industry to begin as
early next year.
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22 October 2007
![]() Federal Labor today said John Howard's announcement of a so-called
Climate Change Fund was simply another tricky delaying tactic.
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19 October 2007
![]() Today, to mark the 100th anniversary of surf life saving in Australia, Anthony Albanese and Peter Garrett announced that a Rudd Labor Government will invest up to $3 million to assist every Surf Life Saving Club in Australia install a rainwater tank.
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17 October 2007
![]() Federal Labor will put cane toads at the top of its hit-list of major pests – and develop a national plan to curb their spread into southern and Western Australia.
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13 October 2007
![]() The Nobel Peace Prize victory of the IPCC and Vice President Gore leaves the Howard Government embarrassed
and speechless today – this award is the ultimate rebuttal of the
Government’s climate change position.
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07 October 2007
![]() Subjects: Tamar Valley Pulp Mill; Labor indigenous jobs and environment policy; Labor climate change policy
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04 October 2007
![]() Federal Labor has always supported a world class mill for Tasmania that
achieves best practice environmental outcomes and reduces woodchip
exports in favour of economically beneficial downstream value adding
processing.
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30 September 2007
![]() The Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull today left the Prime Minister
hung out to dry on his clean energy policies, refusing to defend him in
a 'Sunday' interview with Laurie Oakes.
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29 September 2007
![]() Federal Labor today launched its interactive website – paid for by the
ALP – to highlight the Howard Government’s plan to build 25 nuclear
power plants across Australia.
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28 September 2007
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Congratulations to all recipients of this year’s National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards – the Deadlys.
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27 September 2007
![]() Just weeks out from the election Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull
has performed a massive backflip on the Kyoto Protocol and binding
targets for developing countries under the post 2012 global climate
change framework.
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26 September 2007
![]() Subjects: Drought, Climate Change, Clean energy, UN Bali Conference on Climate Change, Proposed Tasmanian Pulp Mill
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26 September 2007
![]() Alexander Downer last night continued the Government’s gymnastics on climate change in his appearance on ABC’s
Lateline.
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25 September 2007
![]() The Howard Government is in disarray today after a decade of climate
change denial came back to turn their idea for a clean energy target
into chaos.
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23 September 2007
![]() Mr Howard’s announcement today is a step backwards for renewable energy in Australia.
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18 September 2007
![]() A Rudd Labor Government would not stand in the way of the HSI legal challenge to request
an injunction to stop Japanese whaling company Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha from killing whales within the Australian Whale Sanctuary.
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18 September 2007
![]() This week marks 20 years since the world’s most successful
international environmental treaty was created – the Montreal Protocol
on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer.
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17 September 2007
![]() The Howard Government is simply unable to respond to our climate crisis.
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12 September 2007
![]() Labor has released a series of videos featuring Peter Garrett explaining practical things Australians can do to reduce their environmental impact while shopping and gardening.
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12 September 2007
![]() A major report on the environmental practices of industry released yesterday shows that companies are ready for action on climate change but a lack of national leadership is holding them back.
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09 September 2007
![]() Federal Labor welcomes reports of a partnership between Australia and
Indonesia to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as part of the Global
Initiative on Forests and Climate which was announced in March 2007.
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08 September 2007
![]() Australia has a unique opportunity today to display leadership and
secure serious targets for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.
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07 September 2007
![]() Foreign Minister Downer has misled the Australian people about his
views on aspirational carbon emission targets, calling his credibility
into question.
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07 September 2007
![]() If Labor is in a position to assess the existing pulp mill proposal,
Labor will apply exactly the same legislative provisions that Mr
Turnbull is currently applying.
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06 September 2007
![]() The announcement that the Howard Government now has United States
backing to join the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) is another
clear sign of the Prime Minister's personal crusade for a
nuclear-powered Australia.
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06 September 2007
![]() In a week when all eyes are on Australia, the Howard Government’s climate change credibility is in tatters.
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05 September 2007
![]() Labor today reaffirmed that it is appropriate for Australia to raise
the whaling issue during top level APEC discussions with Japan.
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