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Wong right to put off our targets

Economics & Deregulation, Food & Environment and Climate Change | | Alan Moran
The Australian 2nd December, 2008

Much to the chagrin of greenies, Penny Wong is delaying issuing Australia's emission reduction targets until after this month's Poznan meeting on...

Dont ditch cattle yet, science isnt settled

Climate Change and Food | The Land 13th November, 2008

How many times have you heard it said, the science is settled, we will have catastrophic global warming unless we change our ways and reduce our...

A misguided desire to save the bush

Food & Environment | | Jennifer Marohasy
The Land 30th October, 2008

There has been much written about Australia's national character emerging from a bush ethos - the idea that a specifically Australian outlook...

Roos for Ruminants but What about Rice

Food & Environment and Climate Change | | Jennifer Marohasy
The Land 16th October, 2008

The Federal Government's climate change advisor, Professor Ross Garnaut, has suggested that reducing sheep and cattle numbers and...

Change of climate an ill wind for carbon tax

Economics & Deregulation, Food & Environment, Housing: The Great Australian Dream Project and Climate Change | | Alan Moran
Herald Sun 4th October, 2008

THE Wall Street share market crash in October 1929 sparked off the Great Depression in the 1930s. Will Wall Street's latest financial collapse...

Congress no green house

Economics & Deregulation, Food & Environment and Climate Change | | Tim Wilson
The Australian 3rd October, 2008

There are two great myths perpetuated by Kevin Rudd and Climate Change Minister Penny Wong as a foundation for Australia introducing an emissions...

Science Joins the Sub-Prime

Economics & Deregulation and Climate Change | | Jennifer Marohasy
The Land 2nd October, 2008

Well known British scientist and commentator, Phillip Stott, recently described ‘global warming' as sub-prime science, sub-prime economics...

Small voice with big ambitions

Economics & Deregulation, Food & Environment and Climate Change | | Alan Moran
The Age 26th September, 2008

Climate change forecasts by scientists are having a dominant influence on policy throughout the world. Politicians and economists have popularised...

Blame ETS on business

Economics & Deregulation, Food & Environment, Energy and Climate Change | | John Roskam
Australian Financial Review 5th September, 2008

Two weeks ago the Business Council of Australia released a report on the impact of an emissions trading scheme (ETS). Fourteen companies in the...

How not to halt progress

Food & Environment, Trade & IP Unit and Climate Change | | Tim Wilson
The Pioneer 1st September, 2008

More than a hundred countries met in Accra last week in negotiations for a new climate change agreement after the Kyoto Protocol expires in...