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Australia’s slide into climate policy obscurity

Posted on 12 November 2013 by Peter Boyer

The unhappy coincidence of the Warsaw climate meeting and Tony Abbott’s drive to repeal Australia’s carbon price [12 November 2013 | Peter Boyer] Today, at long last, we’re to get a look at Australia’s new order. As federal parliament begins its final sitting … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, bureaucracy, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon pricing scheme, carbon tax, climate politics, contrarians, economic activity, emissions trading, international politics, leadership | Tagged Australian Food and Grocery Council, Australian Industry Group, Australian politics, Bill Shorten, bureaucracy, Business Council of Australia, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon pricing scheme, carbon tax, climate politics, contrarians, economic activity, emissions trading, Greg Hunt, international politics, Joe Hockey, John Howard, Justin Lee, leadership, Paul Keating, Peter Slipper, Senator John Faulkner, Senator Robert Hill, Tony Abbott, UNFCCC, Warsaw | Comments Off

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

Posted on 21 June 2011 by Peter Boyer

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 →

Posted in Australian politics, business interests, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon tax, climate politics, leadership, Productivity Commission, public opinion, social and personal issues | Tagged 100 percent Renewable Energy, Australian Coal Association, Australian Industry Group, Australian politics, business interests, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon tax, climate politics, GetUp, Heather Ridout, Julia Gillard, leadership, Malcolm Turnbull, Master Builders Australia, Productivity Commission, Professor Ross Garnaut, public opinion, Senator Barnaby Joyce, social and personal issues, Tony Abbott, Tony Windsor | Comments Off

Combet, the Greens and that carbon price

Posted on 28 December 2010 by Peter Boyer

Getting the settings in place to curb our relentlessly rising carbon emissions is the public policy challenge of our age. At year’s end there’s some hope that we might be making progress. [28 December 2010 | Peter Boyer] It’s always … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, bureaucracy, business, investment, employment, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, community action, economic activity, emissions trading, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, growth, international politics, leadership, local government, public opinion, social and personal issues, Tasmanian politics | Tagged Australia, Australian Industry Group, Australian politics, Blair Comley, Bob Brown, bureaucracy, business, investment, employment, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, Christine Milne, climate change, climate politics, climate system, community action, economic activity, emissions trading, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, global warming, Greg Combet, growth, Heather Ridout, international politics, Investor Group on Climate Change, Julia Gillard, Ken Henry, Kevin Rudd, leadership, local government, Malcolm Turnbull, Martin Parkinson, public opinion, Ross Garnaut, social and personal issues, Tasmania, Tasmanian politics, Tony Abbott | Comments Off

Tag Archives: Australian Industry Group

Australia’s slide into climate policy obscurity

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

Combet, the Greens and that carbon price

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