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- China's stance could send climate policy up in smoke, The Weekend Australian
- Baby boomers retire on a reverse inheritance, The Australian
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- Taxed to the max on emissions
Category Archives: Articles
Taxed to the max on emissions
EXCLUDING and misrepresenting unfavourable data does not provide a credible analysis into Australia’s extremely expensive carbon tax. Yesterday the Climate Institute released its Global Climate Leadership Review that significantly bucked other analyses and concluded Australia’s carbon tax of $23 a … Continue reading
Should packaged alcohol display health warnings?
MANDATED alcohol warning labels don’t work and perpetuate the government-sponsored drift away from individual choice and responsibility that fuels alcohol abuse. Our society is built on principles protecting our rights to choose our own life. That requires us to accept … Continue reading
Run car subsidies out of town
Continuing subsidies to car companies isn’t just bad economics. It’s also bad for communities and workers as well. Perpetuating unsustainable industries through subsidies robs a generation of workers of an economically sustainable future. Manufacturing Minister Kim Carr’s announcement gifting another … Continue reading
China’s carbon tax only underlines Gillard’s folly
China’s consideration of a modest carbon tax sends mixed signals for the Gillard government’s emissions-reduction plans. After legislating for the world’s largest carbon tax, any foreign action to price greenhouse gases is good news for the government. Until now there … Continue reading
Durban deal isolates Gillard
DURBAN’S meek outcome doesn’t bode well for international efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions or the sustainability of Australia’s domestic scheme. After 13 days of negotiations, governments agreed to the Durban Platform. But they did not agree to a new … Continue reading
