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Pulling plug on electricity means NSW people lose out
The parliamentary impasse between the Premier and the opposition over whether the electricity industry sale should be examined reignites an issue...
Uncertainty the villain, not the power sales process
The parliamentary impasse between New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally and the opposition over whether the electricity industry sale should be...
Can't compare: emissions trading and reforms from the past
It's now an accepted part of political folklore: the era of reform is over. Our boldness has gone. No longer are we able to push through major...
Pursuit of climate change treaty is a waste of energy
Climate change negotiations should be put on ice. This morning Australian time, the sun will set on the UN climate change negotiations in Cancun,...
Retreat now, before the cost soars
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is strongly promoting a carbon tax to combat what she calls an "externality warming the planet". The government's army...
Sequel to Copenhagen Resembles the Remake of a Bad Movie
One year after the Copenhagen climate change circus, the Gillard government is being dragged by the Greens towards policies that are out of step...