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Daily Telegraph, 03/02/09, General News, Page 12 267 words
By: Joe Hildebrand And Rhett Watson Type: News Item
Photo: Yes
Ratepayers cover costs A SYDNEY council is using a publicly bankrolled
fund to send protesters to an anti-government rally in Canberra while at the
same time increasing its local rates.
Keywords: Greenpeace(1)
ABC2 (Sydney) Demographics

ABC2 News Breakfast - 3/02/2009 6:09 AM Male: 25364
Virginia Trioli, Barrie Cassidy and Joe O’Brien Female: 19559
AB: 17177
Over 150 environmental groups have announced they will announce the GB: 26523
All People: 44922
passage of the carbon emissions trading scheme. John Hepburn,
spokesperson, Greenpeace, says that more protests will occur. Prof David
Karoly, climate change expert, says he is prepared to offer testimony that
protestors have a right to shut down energy stations. Tony Mohr,
spokesperson, Australian Conservation Foundation, says that carbon
emissions scheme is weak. Dr Nikki Williams, spokesperson, NSW Minerals
Council, says the 5% reduction target is tough.
Interviewees: Dr Nikki Williams, spokesperson, NSW Minerals Council;

Geoff Wilson, Qld Mines Minister; James Hanson, spokesperson, NASA;
John Hepburn, Spokesperson, Greenpeace ; Prof David Karoly, climate
change expert; Tony Mohr, Spokesperson, Australian Conservation
Foundation
Mentions: Friends of the Earth; Prof Tony McMichael, Health expert
Duration: 3.58
Summary ID: C00033566186
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AB: 17177
Over 150 environmental groups have announced they will announce the GB: 26523
All People: 44922
passage of the carbon emissions trading scheme. John Hepburn,
spokesperson, Greenpeace, says that more protests will occur. Prof David
Karoly, climate change expert, says he is prepared to offer testimony that
protestors have a right to shut down energy stations. Tony Mohr,
spokesperson, Australian Conservation Foundation, says that carbon
emissions scheme is weak. Dr Nikki Williams, spokesperson, NSW Minerals
Council, says the 5% reduction target is tough.
Interviewees: Dr Nikki Williams, spokesperson, NSW Minerals Council;

Geoff Wilson, Qld Mines Minister; James Hanson, spokesperson, NASA;
John Hepburn, Spokesperson, Greenpeace ; Prof David Karoly, climate
change expert; Tony Mohr, Spokesperson, Australian Conservation
Foundation
Mentions: Friends of the Earth; Prof Tony McMichael, Health expert
Duration: 3.58
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AB: 30208
More then 150 climate change groups have said they will oppose the Fed. GB: 41257
All People: 67244
Govt's trading scheme as it flows through Parliament.
Interviewees: Dr. Nikki Williams, NSW Minerals Council, ; Geoff Wilson,

QLD Mines and Energy Minister, ; John Hepburn, Greenpeace,; Prof. David
Karoly, Melbourne University, ; Tony Mohr, Australian Conservation
Foundation,
Mentions: Friends of the Earth
Duration: 3.58
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2SM (Sydney) Demographics
Mornings - 3/02/2009 10:06 AM Demographics are not
Leon Delaney available as the media
outlet has not
Delaney reports from the Telegraph that taxpayers money is being used to commissioned audience
research into this timeslot.
pay for environmental protesters to go to Canberra. Leichhardt Council has
set up a $70,000 discretionary fund to pay for a host of political causes and
environmentalists are going to Canberra today to protest against the Fed
Govt climate change policy with anyone taking part having the fare paid by
the council if they declare themselves supporters of Climate Change Balmain
Roselle. Delaney reports that the Telegraph says the transport is organised
by Greenpeace but the Council says it was told the protesters are a local
group and not 'lawbreaking types'.Delaney says this is apparently the first
time ever a Govt of any variety has openly and blatantly broken the
convention of not using public money for party political purposes. Delaney
notes Govts use money for advertising, which he calls a grey area, but he
asks what benefit there is in this for the ratepayers of leichhardt. None, he
says. Delaney asks what next and calls for it to be stopped.
Duration: 3.45
Summary ID: S00033570992
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02/02/2009
Radio National (Canberra) Demographics

Breakfast (Early) - 2/02/2009 6:36 AM Male: 4400
Fran Kelly Female: 3700
AB: 4100
Interview with Dimity Williams, Founding Member Families Facing Climate GB: 5500
All People: 8100
Change, to discuss a weekend summit which discussed a draft climate
change campaign to be launched tomorrow in Canberra. Williams advises
over 150 climate action groups met, she outlines the key focus of the
campaign noting they will call for 100% renewable energy systems by 2010,
she claims politicians are scientifically illiterate and also feels politicians need
to embrace change. Williams says there is no excuse for politicians to
become fully informed on climate change science, she outlines the rally to be
conducted in Canberra tomorrow and outlines how she become involved
action on Climate Change. Williams advises she is unable to attend the rally
tomorrow as she has three children returning to school today.
Interviewees: Dimity Williams, Founding Member Families Facing Climate

Change,
Mentions: Bob Stensholt, Victorian Labor MP, ; Peter Costello, Liberal
Backbencher, ; Tim Flannery, Environmentalist,
Duration: 5.20
This program or part thereof is syndicated to the following 8 station(s):-
Radio National (Sydney), Radio National (Melbourne), Radio National
(Brisbane), Radio National (Perth), Radio National (Hobart), Radio National
(Adelaide), Radio National (Darwin), Radio National (Newcastle)
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2SM (Sydney) Demographics
14:00 News - 2/02/2009 2:00 PM Demographics are not
Newsreader available as the media
outlet has not
A fed budget deficit is now a reality, with a second economic stimulus commissioned audience
package to go before Cabinet today. Steve Campbell, Greenpeace, says it's
crucial the Govt develops environmentally-friendly measures.
Interviewees: Steve Campbell, Greenpeace

Duration: 0.42
2AD (Armidale), 2DU (Dubbo), 2GF (Grafton), 2HD (Newcastle), 2LM
(Lismore), 2MG (Mudgee), 2MO (Gunnedah), 2NZ (Inverell), 2PK (Parkes),
2RE (Taree), 2TM (Tamworth), 2VM (Moree)
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Lateline - 2/02/2009 10:22 PM Male: 579113
Tony Jones Female: 597480
AB: 583003
The Federal Govt has lost the support of most of the green lobby, including GB: 618251
All People: 1176509
the Australian Conservation Foundation, Greenpeace, and Friends of the
Earth, for its key response to climate change. More than green 150 groups
announced they would oppose the Rudd Govt's passage of a climate change
bill through parliament. State and federal govts are meanwhile considering
tougher penalties for climate change protesters after a request from state
and federal energy ministers. A major protest march is planned for
Parliament House in Canberra. In 2007 activists shut down Loy Yang Power
Station for five hours. Prof. David Karoly, Melbourne University, and Prof.
Tony McMichael, Health Expert, say many climate change activists in
Australia are unsung heroes. Tony Mohr, Australian Conservation
Foundation, says the ETS has unacceptably weak targets. Dr Nikki Williams,
NSW Minerals Council, says the 5% target is 'very tough' and no other
country in the world has such a target.
Interviewees: Geoff Wilson, Qld Mines Energy Minister; John Hepburn,

Greenpeace; Prof. David Karoly, Melbourne University; Tony Mohr,
Australian Conservation Foundation
Duration: 4.20
ABC1 (Hobart), ABC1 (Darwin), ABC1 (Brisbane), ABC1 (Adelaide), ABC1
(Melbourne), ABC1 (Perth), ABC1 (Canberra)
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01/02/2009
3CR (Melbourne) Demographics

Earth Matters - 1/02/2009 11:11 AM Demographics are not
Rachel Maher available as the media
outlet has not
The Climate Action Summit is currently being held in Canberra in advance of commissioned audience
the first sitting of Federal Parliament for 2009. Damien Lawson, organiser of
the Climate Action Summit and spokesman for Friends of the Earth, says that
people across the country have convened to discuss the next moves for the
climate movement. Lawson says the last few years has seen remarkable
achievements, including the end of the Howard Govt, the success of former
US Vice-President Al Gore, the election of US President Barack Obama and
growing awareness of climate change. Lawson says that many climate and
environment non-government organisations were 'caught off-guard' by the
change in Fed Govt, and Lawson says that more needs to be done to lobby
the new Govt. Lawson says that he believes the Emissions Trading Scheme
should be delayed until after the Copenhagen Conference. Lawson speaks
about the presence of the Australian Conservation Foundation and the World
Wildlife Fund at the Climate Action Summit.
Interviewees: Damien Lawson, organiser, Climate Action Summit

Duration: 14.02
Summary ID: M00033549355
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31/01/2009
Environment groups swing to Coalition Clip Ref: 00046676698

Age, 31/01/09, General News, Page 8 453 words
By: Liz Minchin Type: News Item
Photo: No
ENVIRONMENT groups are set to launch new campaigns against the
Federal Government on climate change, with some now backing the
Coalition s attacks on the proposed emissions trading scheme.
Keywords: Greenpeace(1)
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30/01/2009
ABC 666 Canberra (Canberra) Demographics

Morning - 30/01/2009 11:36 AM Male: 3400
Samantha Maiden Female: 3900
AB: 2400
Interview with Inge Esguerra, Climate Action Canberra, who speaks about a GB: 4600
All People: 7300
climate action summit being held in Canberra. She says it will be the first
official summit. She says the attendees will include Greenpeace, Friends of
the Earth, and Rising Tide. She says it is hoped the summit will lead to a
combined sense of where the campaign can be taken. She says some
people are camped at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy and that others are being
billeted. She says people can register at the climate summit website. She
says there are plans to have people ring Parliament House on Tuesday
morning when Parliament sits for the first time.
Interviewees: Inge Esguerra, Climate Action Canberra

Duration: 5.31
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Daily Telegraph
03/02/2009
Page: 12
General News
Region: Sydney
Circulation: 375000
Type: Capital City Daily
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Free ride
to protest
Ratepayers cover costs
Joe Hildebrand Greenpeace, how-
and Rhett Watson ever the council
said it had been
A SYDNEY council is using a publicly told the protesters
bankrolled fund to send protesters to were "a local
an anti-government rally in Canberra group and cer-
while at the same time increasing tainly not the law-
its local rates. breaking types".
Documents obtained by The Daih'
Telegraph reveal that the Greens- The revelation
dominated Leichhardt Council has set was contained in
up a $70,000 discretionary fund to pay a series of internal
for a host of political causes. correspondence
In the latest move it has allocated up Drive: The protest obtained by The
to $1450 to send a group of environ- Daily Telegraph.
mentalists to Canberra today, where The move which is believed to
they will take part in a protest against be unprecedented bucks a long-
the Federal Government's climate held convention of governments
change policy. Anyone wishing to join not using public money for party-
the protest will have their $30 transport political purposes.
cost paid for by the council, as long At the same time the council has also
as they declare themselves a supporter increased rates by the maximum 3.2 per
of a group called Climate Change cent allowed by the State Government.
Balmain/Rozelle. Labor councillor Darcy Byrne said it
The "Climate Action Summit", was wrong for a council to pay a travel
which concludes with a human chain allowance for protesters.
around Parliament House, is being "Does this mean that any protest
organised by a collective of green group can ... ask for money and our
groups and socialists. ratepayers will pay them a travel
The transport is being organised by allowance?" Ms Byrne said.
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Environment groups swing to Coalition
I
By LIZ MINCHIN bourne University professor scheme, when the real answers
Peter Christoff shared the lie outside it."
ENVIRONMENT groups are set concerns of outspoken Natio- Senator Joyce, who still ques-
to launch new campaigns nals senator Barnaby Joyce tions whether climate change is
against the Federal Government about the effectiveness of the real, was delighted to hear that
on climate change, with some proposed emissions trading green groups were coming out
now backing the Coalition's scheme. against emissions trading.
attacks on the proposed emis- "In my view Barnaby Joyce "The thing that myself and
sions trading scheme. got it right, but for the wrong the green groups agree on for
The previously close rela- reasons," Dr Christoff said. different reasons is that what Mr
tionship between the environ- He said that in its current Rudd has conjured up is totally
mental lobby and the Labor form, the scheme provided a pointless ... He's managed to do
Party has become strained in "dangerous illusion" of effective something peculiar, and that's
recent months, particularly after action. "Without further unify both sides of the debate in
the Government released details changes, it should be opposed." saying what he's proposing is
of its carbon pollution reduction Greenpeace also plans to completely ridiculous," Senator
scheme, which included lower- campaign against the current Joyce said.
than-expected greenhouse emissions trading proposal. The backlash comes at a dif-
targets and in ultibillio it -dollar Online activist group GetUp ficult time for the Federal Gov-
compensation for major - which in the past has been ernment, as it tries to sell the
polluters. accused of being a Labor front merits of its emissions
Australia's largest environ- because its board members reduction plans amid worsening
ment, welfare, religious and used to include federal MP Bill economic forecasts.
union groups - including the Shorten and millionaire former A spokeswoman for Climate
ACTU, the Australian Council of Victorian MP Evan Thornley - Change Minister Penny Wong
Social Service and the Austra- said it was keen to work with the said that "tackling climate
lian Conservation Foundation Coalition on climate policy. change is a tough economic
- have already met to plan new "We believe that much of challenge", but that the Govern-
campaigns, and will hold a nat- Malcolm Turnbull's policy is ment's policies sought to get the
ional strategy meeting within a right, particularly on comp- balance right.
fortnight. lementary measures such as a More than 100 grassroots cli-
"There's going to be a mass- focus on energy efficiency and mate action groups will meet in
ive civil society push to change investment in renewables," said Canberra this weekend, with a
the Government's proposed GetUp's national director, protest at Parliament House on
policies," said ACF president Simon Sheikh. Tuesday.
Don Henry. "I think Kevin Rudd has been
ACF vice-president and Mel- fixated on the emissions trading
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Free ride to protest Clip Ref: 00046772272

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Interviewees: Dr Nikki Williams, spokesperson, NSW Minerals Council;

Interviewees: Dr Nikki Williams, spokesperson, NSW Minerals Council;

ABC2 (Sydney) Demographics

Interviewees: Dr. Nikki Williams, NSW Minerals Council, ; Geoff Wilson,

Radio National (Canberra) Demographics

Interviewees: Dimity Williams, Founding Member Families Facing Climate

Interviewees: Steve Campbell, Greenpeace

ABC1 (Sydney) Demographics

Interviewees: Geoff Wilson, Qld Mines Energy Minister; John Hepburn,

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Interviewees: Damien Lawson, organiser, Climate Action Summit

Environment groups swing to Coalition Clip Ref: 00046676698

ABC 666 Canberra (Canberra) Demographics

Interviewees: Inge Esguerra, Climate Action Canberra

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