Tag Archives: bureaucracy

A new climate group rises from TCAC’s ashes

Posted on 9 December 2014 by Peter Boyer

The Hodgman government seems to want to go it alone on climate policy. That’s not a good idea. [9 December 2014 | Peter Boyer] Coincidentally, on World Environment Day this year Tasmania’s energy minister Matthew Groom introduced legislation to abolish … Continue reading →

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Climate change is a local matter after all

Posted on 7 October 2014 by Peter Boyer

As higher levels of government have vacated the climate policy space, it’s left to the bottom tier to show the way. [7 October 2014 | Peter Boyer] Public debate over how we should address climate change has tended to fixate … Continue reading →

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For the sake of appearances, Greg Hunt sells out

Posted on 12 August 2014 by Peter Boyer

Approval of the Carmichael project ignores the biggest impact of all [12 August 2014 | Peter Boyer] Most people want to be seen by others as the genuine article, someone honest, reliable, what-you-see-is-what-you-get. But being human is complicated. As long … Continue reading →

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