Monthly Archives: June 2011

Structural change must be part of the Giddings medicine

With sustainability now a government buzzword, it’s time to get serious about the structural reforms needed to make it all happen. [28 June 2011 | Peter Boyer] There was more than a little chutzpah in the Budget performance of Lara … Continue reading

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Why business shouldn’t put all its eggs in the anti-tax basket

The current hysteria being whipped up against a carbon tax is not a good basis for business to come out against it. [21 June 2011 | Peter Boyer] The daily news is telling us that the proposed tax on carbon … Continue reading

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So who’s the old misery-guts?

We hear much about alarmist doomsayers predicting the end of the world, but the climate-energy crisis is something we should feel positive about. [7 June 2011 | Peter Boyer] Here we are in the Hundred Acre Wood, sheltered at last … Continue reading

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