People & associates
Alan Moran
Let he who is without climate sin...
Barry Jones accuses climate sceptics of using ad hominem attacks yet embarks on the most remarkable such tactics himself. Out-hyping all who came...
Stimulus over, time for Rudd to rein in spending
The global financial crisis left vast holes in the world's major advanced economies. The US, Japan and European Union all ended 2009 with their...
Too much pain, too little to gain
The government says its emissions trading scheme tax will bring no risk to the economy. Indeed, Kevin Rudd constantly harps about savings of 15 per...
Sinking benefits for landholders
Agriculture is the latest frontier on which skirmishes are taking place between protagonists on the need for an emissions trading scheme tax. The...
Writers have a right to get as rich as they can
The Rudd government was criticised by a near consensus of journalists and media commentators for its decision to leave in place parallel import...
Carbon emissions tax will choke economy
Greenhouse issues are dominating the economic debate. Most people want to protect the environment and have been told that the tax from the...
Carbon tax will light a slow fuse
A form of carbon tax such as the emissions trading scheme cannot reduce global emissions unless there is agreement for a similar level of tax...
Jobs, living standards run second to other goals
National governments protect their citizens' interests in many ways. They negotiate trade deals to get better overseas market access, raise loans...
My shovel's better than yours
According to the report for the Business Council, Groundwork for Growth, by Port Jackson Partners, only 14 per cent of the $76 billion it regards...
Government fails credibility test on climate change
The test of the Rudd Government's credibility in its climate change proposals is their consistency. Canberra says the world should reduce emissions...