Peter Garrett
News and interviews on Peter Garrett including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
Audit of Green Loans scheme must deliver certainty, industry veteran saysFriday, 26 February 2010
The current audits into the Government's troubled Green Loans scheme should aim to deliver certainty and provide easier ways for taxpayers to access funds, an industry veteran has said. ...
Insulation industry rescue package not good enough, industry says
Thursday, 25 February 2010
The Government's $41 million rescue package for insulation businesses has been rejected by industry leaders, who have instead called for a new rebate scheme to be brought forward. ...
Experts fear job losses and collapses after Green Loan scheme changes
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
While pressure continues to mount on the Government over its botched insulation scheme, more casualties of Environment Minister Peter Garrett's restructuring of the Government's green programs are emerging. ...
Green nightmare
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Revelations that 400,000 homes might have dodgy insulation should put the Rudd Government and specifically Environment Minister Peter Garrett under more pressure. ...
Over 400,000 homes with dodgy insulation, inquiry hears
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Over 400,000 houses have been installed with insulation made up of cheap imported goods which could be a massive safety risk, a Senate inquiry into the Government's $2.4 billion insulation program has heard. ...
Garrett’s under fire, but is it Julia Gillard’s turn next? Gottliebsen
Monday, 15 February 2010
The Peter Garrett insulation bungle is a symptom of a deep public service management problem in Canberra. It has already engulfed Penny Wong and Julia Gillard could be the next victim. ...
Pressure mounts on Peter Garrett as entrepreneur slams “rorting” of Green Loan scheme
Friday, 12 February 2010
Pressure on Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett is increasing, with the Opposition calling for his resignation and another green entrepreneur declaring the Green Loans scheme has been affected by "greed and rorting". ...
Revealed: The photos that show why the Government’s insulation scheme must be fixed
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Insulation industry experts have attacked the Government's insulation rebate program, saying rorting by unscrupulous and unsafe installers has already led to the deaths of four installers and has put hundreds of homes at risk of fire. ...
Green SMEs could be left stranded as Government’s Green Loans scheme flounders
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
A small army of green SMEs conducting energy assessments under the Government's Green Loans scheme are being forced to scale back their operations after a major audit of the project was announced yesterday. ...
SMEs shouldn’t fear new eWaste scheme
Friday, 06 November 2009
SMEs will not be hurt from a new eWaste scheme that will see manufacturers and importers join a Government register in order to cut down the amount of electronic equipment thrown into landfills, an advocate for the legislation has said. ...
Insulation companies attack Government for rebate scheme failures
Wednesday, 07 October 2009
The insulation industry is awash with fraudulent activities with companies taking advantage of the Government's $1,600 rebate, industry experts have said. ...
Gorgon LNG project given government approval, Seven Network profit plunges: Economy roundup
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Federal environment minister Peter Garrett has authorised the multi-billion dollar Gorgon LNG project, which will create 6,000 jobs at its peak in an expansion of liquefied natural gas across Australia. ...
Solar industry again hit by snap Government cutback
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
The Federal Government has sent shockwaves through the solar industry for the third time in as many weeks, by scrapping a special renewable energy program aimed at rural areas. ...
Solar industry furious with snap decision to dump rebate
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
The solar industry has been thrown into chaos after the Federal Government announced yesterday morning that a key solar rebate would end just eight hours later. ...
Potential e-waste levy could hit SMEs
Monday, 25 May 2009
Prices of computers and other hardware products may soon be hit with a new recycling levy in an attempt to curb the growing amount of electronic waste, prompting warnings from some sectors of the electronics industry, particularly resellers of electronic equipment, ...
Will the GFC hit PNG?
Monday, 25 May 2009
As an "airport economist" you get to have some funny experiences. ...
iPhone, Harvey Norman and Kevin Rudd top Google search results
Wednesday, 03 December 2008
Retailer Harvey Norman, Apple’s iPhone, US president-elect Barack Obama and Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice have one thing in common – they top Google’s most popular search terms for 2008. ...
Recycler suggests levy on computers to cut electronic waste
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Peter Netchaef, the general manager of sustainability of Sims Group, has proposed the Federal Government impose a levy on imported computers to curb the build-up of electronic waste. ...
Plastic bag chaos
Friday, 18 April 2008
The Australian Retailers Association has called for clear national direction – and clear thinking – on the use of plastic bags after attempts to introduce a national levy to reduce their usage fell over yesterday. Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett, ...
A fight over plastic bags is coming
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
The retail industry wants a say in the plastic bag debate. Richard Evans, executive director of the Australian Retailers Association, is concerned that business groups are being ignored as the Federal Government prepares to tackle the use of plastic bags. ...
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