http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/greg-hunt/ Greg was born in Frankston in 1965, the son of Alan Hunt, who served West Gippsland and the Mornington Peninsula for over 30 years as the State Upper House member for South-Eastern Province. In 1990, he graduated from Melbourne University with First Class Honours in Law, winning an award for the best final year law thesis. He subsequently won a Fulbright Scholarship to complete a Masters in International Relations at Yale University in the United States. After university and a year spent as an articled clerk with Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Greg became an Associate to the Chief Justice of the Federal Court as well as spending time as an intern with the United Nations Centre for Human Rights in Geneva. Between 1994 and 1998, Greg worked as a senior adviser to the then Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downer. Greg had responsibility for South East Asia, defence, human rights, trade and international law and counts his contribution to the development of an international initiative for the removal of land mines as his most important work. After spending time as Chief Australian Electoral Observer in Cambodia, Greg spent almost three years with McKinsey and Co - from early 1999 to late 2001 - rising to the position of Engagement Manager. Greg was elected as the Federal Member for Flinders in 2001. In 2004 he became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment and Heritage and in January 2007 was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. After the November 2007 Federal election, Greg was appointed Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Urban Water, a role that brings together the great interests of his time in parliament. In September 2008 his role was expanded to include all water responsibilities as part of a new position of Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water. Greg is married to Paula, a trained surgical nurse. They have a daughter, Poppy, who was born in April 2005 and a son, James, born July 2009. They live at Mt Martha on the Mornington Peninsula. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/punch-the-polls-still-show-that-no-one-trusts-labor/ The latest Nielsen poll shows Prime Minister Julia Gillard closing the gap on Tony Abbott. Here’s what the Opposition environment spokesperson Greg Hunt thinks about that. While Craig Emerson and the ALP are popping the champagne corks about a 30 per cent primary vote and a 45 per cent share of the two-party vote there is need for some historical perspective. The previous ACNielsen Poll would have delivered Labor the worst result since the preferential system was introduced in its modern form in 1949. Of 25 elections held over that period, none had ever seen a major party slip below 43.1 per cent. By comparison, yesterday’s results, much trumpeted by Trade Minister Craig Emerson in Pollyanna mode, would bring the third worst electoral result since the preferential system was introduced. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Greg Hunt) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/punch-the-polls-still-show-that-no-one-trusts-labor/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/punch-the-polls-still-show-that-no-one-trusts-labor/#item7145 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:50:12 +0000 Greg Hunt | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Counterpunch-we-need-real-incentives-not-another-tax/ Australians want to help improve the world in which they live. Most would therefore rightly assume that if they pay a Carbon Tax this will at least clean up emissions in Australia. Certainly this is the impression given by the Government’s Carbon Tax ad campaign and from the debate as the Parliament this week votes on the legislation. But nothing could be further from the truth. Australia’s emissions will go up, not down, under the Carbon Tax. And on top of the $105 billion the tax is to raise between now and 2020, Treasury’s own modelling shows that we will also have to spend an additional $3.5bn each year on foreign carbon credits. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Greg Hunt) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Counterpunch-we-need-real-incentives-not-another-tax/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Counterpunch-we-need-real-incentives-not-another-tax/#item6874 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:50:25 +0000 Greg Hunt | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/looking-back-on-12-months-of-fatal-inaction/ Twelve months ago today I released a video blog warning of the dangers of the Home Insulation Program. Back then, Peter Garrett’s office had been denying a link between his program and house fires.  Astonishing to believe, given the some 200 fires we have now.  It was when there had been only one tragic loss of a young installer.  Three more would follow. But by then, the avalanche of problems of safety hazards, rorting and waste were being made very clear to my office.  Which is why, 12 months ago, I warned in the video: “You also have a risk of fires …  Pink batts on down-lights equal fires …you have the risk of electrocution for people who aren’t trained … There are risks of further tragedies.” feedback@thepunch.com.au (Greg Hunt) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/looking-back-on-12-months-of-fatal-inaction/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/looking-back-on-12-months-of-fatal-inaction/#item4315 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:35:52 +0000 Greg Hunt | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/time-for-bipartisanship-on-renewable-energy/ Australians are inspired by the great mirror fields of solar energy in California and Nevada.  That vision is possible in Australia.  But it is a vision now at risk. For over a year now, the government has delayed renewable energy legislation which would establish a 20% renewable energy target by 2020.  We have an end date but not a start date. The renewable energy target was a promise made back in 2007.  Yet, here we are in the second half of 2009 without any debate on the legislation yet.  feedback@thepunch.com.au (Greg Hunt) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/time-for-bipartisanship-on-renewable-energy/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/time-for-bipartisanship-on-renewable-energy/#item911 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:22:17 +0000 Greg Hunt | Author bios | The Punch