High Court agrees to hear mining tax challenge
High Court agrees to hear mining tax challenge The full bench of the High Court is set to hear a constitutional challenge to the Federal Government’s Minerals Resource Rent Tax as early as March. ABC
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Managing director of Ebono Institute and major sponsor of The Generator, Geoff Ebbs, is running against Kevin Rudd in the seat of Griffith at the next Federal election. By the expression on their faces in this candid shot it looks like a pretty dull campaign. Read on
Woolworths caught out deceiving shareholders
Woolworths caught out deceiving shareholders Inbox x GetUp! 5:38 PM (33 minutes ago) to me Dear NEVILLE, How low will they go? After taking GetUp members to court in an attempt to deny their constitutional right to an EGM and continuing to defend a predatory business practice of placing high loss machines in poor areas Continue Reading →
Stand-off over Sutton Forest coal blockade
SOME OF THE MOST VALUABLE PROPERTIES IN AUSTRALIA ARE AT SUTTON FOREST. THERE ARE CONCERNS RE DAMAGE TO AQUIFERS AND GRAZING LAND AND TO COAL DUST PERMEATING TANK WATER TOGETHER WITH HEALTH RISKS SIMILAR TO THOSE IN THE HUNTER VALLEY. Stand-off over Sutton Forest coal blockade By CHRIS PAVER Nov. 5, 2012, 4:02 a.m. Continue Reading →
Gillard fails to declare gifts received since June
Gillard fails to declare gifts received since June Date November 4, 2012 Read later Jessica Wright breaking news reporter SMH Fans … Julia Gillard, with partner Tim Mathieson, at an AFL game earlier this year. She is yet to declare tickets to the grand final. Photo: Wayne Taylor THE Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, is more Continue Reading →
Report five years ago warned of coastal flooding
Maps pictured Sandy’s devastation – 5 years agoBradenton HeraldMost striking is a 3-D map of New York that shows what could happen to the city with a 9.8-foot rise in sea level: Lower Manhattan, the East Village neighborhood and the FDR Drive underwater. That’s exactly what Sandy’s 3-meter storm surge delivered.See all stories on this Continue Reading →
Sandy Shows Future of Rhode Island’s Coastline
Sandy Shows Future of Rhode Island’s CoastlineecoRI newsSea surface temperature is one of the most important variables, said John Merrill, professional of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island’s School of Oceanography. Overall, water temperatures across the eastern seaboard exceeded the threshold …See all stories on this topic »