The Federal Budget

Sunday, 17 May 2015 - 11:00am to 11:30am
The Earth Matters Team

This week's show will be a look at what funding was and wasn't allocated to the environment on Tuesday night's Federal budget. For an overall view we talk to Greens Senator Larissa Waters. Nick Heath from the World Wildlife Fund talks about Federal funding for the Great Barrier Reef, and new Federal and State policy regarding dredging. Tessa Jakszewicz talks about funding changes to Landcare and funding for the agriculture sector to deal with drought.

Sunday 11:00am to 11:30am
Local and global environmental issues from grassroots, activist perspectives with a strong social justice focus. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.

Presenter

Bec Horridge, Claudia Craig, Mia Audrey & Keiran Stewart-Assheton.

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