Tag Archives: Dick Warburton

Emissions Reduction Fund remains a mystery

Posted on 6 May 2014 by Peter Boyer

Huge holes remain to be filled in the “centrepiece” of government climate policy. [6 May 2014 | Peter Boyer] The Abbott government’s first major climate policy statement since it was elected last September was quietly slipped into the public domain … Continue reading →

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How powerful men are skewing the climate debate

Posted on 22 April 2014 by Peter Boyer

A position of authority guarantees neither knowledge nor wisdom. [22 April 2014 | Peter Boyer] Fiona Stanley is an eminent medical scientist, public health specialist and 2003 Australian of the Year. Western Australia is naming a new hospital after her. … Continue reading →

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RET review: a demolition job on the way?

Posted on 25 February 2014 by Peter Boyer

The Liberals’ own Renewable Energy Target is looking very shaky. Will this be the last domino to fall? [25 February 2014 | Peter Boyer] One by one, the jigsaw pieces are falling into place. Tony Abbott’s radical plan to reverse … Continue reading →

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