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Martin Ferguson
Former Labor MP Martin Ferguson joins RN Breakfast to discuss a controversial new deal giving NSW farmers a veto over coal seam gas on their properties.
He says the deal is a 'dangerous development' that will cost NSW jobs and royalties from the industry, while leading to higher energy prices.
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From Wikipedia
Martin John Ferguson, AM (born 12 December 1953), Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 until August 2013 representing the Division of Batman, Victoria. He was a son of Jack Ferguson, who was Deputy Premier of New South Wales from 1976 to 1984. His brother is Laurie Ferguson, also a long-serving federal MP.
Ferguson retired from parliament at the 2013 Australian federal election
He says the deal is a 'dangerous development' that will cost NSW jobs and royalties from the industry, while leading to higher energy prices.
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From Wikipedia
Martin John Ferguson, AM (born 12 December 1953), Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 until August 2013 representing the Division of Batman, Victoria. He was a son of Jack Ferguson, who was Deputy Premier of New South Wales from 1976 to 1984. His brother is Laurie Ferguson, also a long-serving federal MP.
Ferguson retired from parliament at the 2013 Australian federal election
URANIUM DEBATE
In 2005, Ferguson addressed an Australian Uranium Conference and said "We as a community have to be part of the ever-complex question of how we clean up the world's climate. And part of that debate is going to be nuclear power."
Friends of the Earth have strongly opposed Ferguson's advocacy for expanding the export of uranium beyond the existing Three mine policy which Ferguson sought to overturn at the ALP's national conference in April 2007.
The lobby group Northern Anti Nuclear Alliance has distributed 60,000 leaflets critical of his policy in his electorate of Batman. He also supported – in scientific terms – the proposal of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke for Australia to become the world's storage facility for nuclear waste although he said that it was politically not possible.
In 2005, Ferguson addressed an Australian Uranium Conference and said "We as a community have to be part of the ever-complex question of how we clean up the world's climate. And part of that debate is going to be nuclear power."
Friends of the Earth have strongly opposed Ferguson's advocacy for expanding the export of uranium beyond the existing Three mine policy which Ferguson sought to overturn at the ALP's national conference in April 2007.
The lobby group Northern Anti Nuclear Alliance has distributed 60,000 leaflets critical of his policy in his electorate of Batman. He also supported – in scientific terms – the proposal of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke for Australia to become the world's storage facility for nuclear waste although he said that it was politically not possible.
FROM COAL SEAM GAS NEWS
With effect from 1 January 2014, Pam Daley and Martin Ferguson will join the board as Non-Executive Directors and Dr. John Hood will succeed Baroness Hogg as Senior Independent Director.
Daley is currently Senior Vice-President and Senior Advisor to the Chairman at General Electric Company (GE) in the USA and Ferguson is a former Australian Minister for Resources and Energy.
Commenting on the new Non-Executive Director appointments, BG Group Chairman Andrew Gould said: “I am delighted to welcome both Pam and Martin to the BG Group board. They bring with them a wealth of international expertise that will be of great value to BG Group.
“Pam’s experience from her distinguished career in North America and internationally will bring new insight and perspective to our board. Her renowned expertise in finance and law – especially with mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and business development arrangements – will be a welcome addition to the board and the company as we continue to pursue our strategy of more active portfolio management, fiscal discipline and monetisation of our assets at different stages of their life-cycles.”
With effect from 1 January 2014, Pam Daley and Martin Ferguson will join the board as Non-Executive Directors and Dr. John Hood will succeed Baroness Hogg as Senior Independent Director.
Daley is currently Senior Vice-President and Senior Advisor to the Chairman at General Electric Company (GE) in the USA and Ferguson is a former Australian Minister for Resources and Energy.
Commenting on the new Non-Executive Director appointments, BG Group Chairman Andrew Gould said: “I am delighted to welcome both Pam and Martin to the BG Group board. They bring with them a wealth of international expertise that will be of great value to BG Group.
“Pam’s experience from her distinguished career in North America and internationally will bring new insight and perspective to our board. Her renowned expertise in finance and law – especially with mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and business development arrangements – will be a welcome addition to the board and the company as we continue to pursue our strategy of more active portfolio management, fiscal discipline and monetisation of our assets at different stages of their life-cycles.”
“Martin also brings with him international expertise, particularly in the resources and energy sector. With Australia poised to become one of the world’s leading suppliers of LNG, and with BG Group set to deliver the world’s first coal seam gas to LNG project in 2014, Martin’s insight and experience in the development of Australia’s natural gas industry and the growing LNG market in Asia will prove invaluable to the board.”
Regarding the change to the Senior Independent Director, Andrew added:
“The Board joins me in thanking Sarah for her commitment and invaluable contribution to the Group in the role of Senior Independent Director. Her wisdom has helped guide me and the Board through a period of significant change. John is a highly accomplished Non-Executive Director who will be a strong Senior Independent Director for BG Group.”
Baroness Hogg will remain a Non-Executive Director of the Group but, in recognition of her completion of a nine-year tenure as a director of the Group in January 2014, she will also step down as a member of the Audit and the Nominations Committees with effect from 31 December 2013.
Dr. Hood has been a Non-Executive Director of the Group since 2007 and is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.
Press Release, December 13, 2013
More Information
Martin Fergusion at the House of Reps
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=LS4
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