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Financial market implications from the carbon tax
There are three main issues related to measures involving taxing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. First, there is the...
Scientific research drowning in a sea of alarmism
Last week, almost 400 people attended a public meeting in Newcastle to learn about the scientific evidence that underpins sea-level change. The...
Renewable energy rules lose traction
Energy policy in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries is spurred by concerns that gas and oil are becoming...
Danger of new thickets of gas regulation
Peter Roberts' "Globalised gas pricing has local costs" (Talking Point, January 30) applauds the commonwealth's National Energy Security...
Fair's fare benefits government, not business
The Rudd/Gillard governments have introduced many business-unfriendly policies. Three of these the mining tax, Fair Work Australia (FWA) and the...
Era of cheap energy needn't be over
Energy Minister Martin Ferguson has launched the government's draft white paper on energy. Having run the gauntlet of bureaucratic committees, much...