YOUNGER voters especially are anxious for the Government to make another attempt to get its emissions trading legislation through Parliament, with more than six in 10 under-40s saying it should be brought back in three months. Only 43 per cent of the ...
The host of the Copenhagen international climate change summit has backed the Federal Government's goal of passing carbon trading laws this year, describing it as crucial to progress towards a new deal to limit greenhouse emissions. The call from ...
EVERYONE in the Opposition needs to take a deep breath. Things could get a little sticky in the next week. Brendan Nelson, apparently inured to political pain, wants to toughen the Coalition's policy on emissions trading. In a nutshell, he would like ...
AUSTRALIANS overwhelmingly say they are willing to pay more for goods and services to help reduce emissions, in an Age/Nielsen poll that also shows Kevin Rudd has popular support for how he is handling climate change. People want Australia to tackle ...
CLIMATE change is the single most pressing challenge Australia faces over the coming decade, according to a confidential federal Treasury brief prepared for the new Labor Government. The brief, delivered to Treasurer Wayne Swan immediately after the ...
Kevin Rudd is greeted by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Bali. Photo: Glen Mccurtayne KEVIN Rudd was resisting international pressure last night to fall into line with a plan for the world's richest nations, including Australia, to accept specific targets ...
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