Tag Archives: road freight

Axing the tax is not so simple, after all

Posted on 15 July 2014 by Peter Boyer

We owe it to our obstructing Senate for helping to reveal the true cost of abandoning carbon pricing. [15 July 2014 | Peter Boyer] If it hadn’t actually happened, no-one would believe the story of the lingering death of Australia’s … Continue reading →

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Oil price vulnerability demands a united front

Posted on 17 December 2013 by Peter Boyer

The cost of oil will kill our economy if we don’t do something about it, says a Tasmanian government report. [17 December 2013 | Peter Boyer] The challenges facing Nelson Mandela as the first president of a unified South Africa … Continue reading →

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The car addiction we just can’t seem to shake

Posted on 11 September 2012 by Peter Boyer

The Hobart City Council baulks at giving priority to cycling in an important Hobart thoroughfare. [11 September 2012 | Peter Boyer] Here’s a little word association exercise. When you think of roads and streets, what other words spring to mind? For nine out … Continue reading →

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