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Australian Opposition Splits on Climate Legislation (Updated)

Australian Opposition Splits on Climate Legislation (Updated)

By Rich Bowden: Updated: Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has hung on to the leadership after winning a motion to call a spill 48 to 35. Treasury spokesman Joe Hockey said Mr Turnbull had apologised for his handling of the ETS issue. The Australian Opposition appears to have splitĀ  over whether to support the Government’s...

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CPRS: A Taxing Question (Part Three)

CPRS: A Taxing Question (Part Three)

By Simon Hukin: Why I Love Tax and You Should Too A carbon tax has none of the problems associated with other carbon reduction schemes. The carbon tax is an incentive for polluters to clean up their act and to encourage venture capitalists to invest in innovative clean, renewable technologies, by making them more...

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CPRS: A Taxing Question (Part Two)

CPRS: A Taxing Question (Part Two)

In the second of a three-part series, Simon Hukin analyses Australia's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), compares it with the European model and outlines the influence of the business lobby in shaping a carbon reduction scheme.

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CPRS: A Taxing Question (Part One)

CPRS: A Taxing Question (Part One)

In the first of a three-part series, Simon Hukin analyses the effectiveness of Australia's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), examines the alternative schemes and outlines the pitfalls involved in the problem of adopting a scheme to effectively reduce the country's carbon emissions.

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