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admin /26 July, 2010
THE election campaign has become a tight contest, with the Coalition back in front on primary votes.
Furthermore, Tony Abbott has narrowed the leadership gap on Julia Gillard.
The latest Newspoll, conducted exclusively for The Australian, reveals voters have turned against Labor’s proposal for a citizens assembly on climate change and that the women’s vote advantage for Australia’s first female Prime Minister has disappeared.
admin /26 July, 2010
Meetings fail to stop mining ads ABC July 26, 2010, 7:32 pm ABC News © Enlarge photo An advertising campaign against the Federal Government’s resources tax will go ahead despite today’s meeting between concerned smaller miners and a senior minister. The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) remains strongly opposed to the Continue Reading →
admin /26 July, 2010
Greenpeace’s ceasefire with the logging companies was not a deal with the devil Richard Brooks 21st July, 2010 It took many environmentalists by surprise – that fiercely campaigning NGOs could not just make peace with their corporate enemies but enter into an agreement with them. This is a crucial step forward, says Richard Brooks Continue Reading →
admin /26 July, 2010
Population debate overshadows housing shortage: economist
By finance reporter Rebecca Hyam
Updated 1 hour 24 minutes ago
BIS Shrapnel says new home construction is likely to be flat over the coming two years (ABC TV News)
An economic forecaster has suggested the debate over a sustainable population for Australia is overshadowing the problem of the nation’s housing shortage.
BIS Shrapnel is tipping domestic construction activity to slow in the next few years, as the impact of the government’s stimulus measures fade.
The forecaster’s senior economist Jason Anderson says the current political debate is too focused on future population growth.
He says it should be looking at addressing the current under-supply of residential housing that is creating an affordability crisis for Australians.
admin /26 July, 2010
Julia Gillard … has not been popular with her climate change policy. Source: Herald Sun
AUSTRALIANS have overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s plans for a Citizens’ Assembly to decide the nation’s future climate change policy.
Almost two-thirds of all voters now believe the proposal was confirmation the Government was incapable of making a decision.
An exclusive Galaxy Poll to mark the start of the campaign’s second week revealed that 62 per cent of people have rejected Labor’s plan for a 150-strong “people’s forum” to decide the fate of an emissions trading scheme.
But a new problem is emerging for the Government. More than 10 per cent of voters revealed they would be less likely to vote Labor on polling day if the Reserve Bank put up interest rates when it meets on August 3, 18 days before polling day.
admin /25 July, 2010
US Senate drops bill to cap carbon emissions
Plan to charge large polluters abandoned in favour of narrower legislation focusing on increasing firms’ liability for oil spills
- Haroon Siddique and agencies
- guardian.co.uk, Friday 23 July 2010 10.25 BST
- Article history
Senate Democrats hope to pass a narrower energy bill next week that would increase the liability of companies for oil spills, for instance in the Gulf of Mexico. Photograph: Sipa Press / Rex Features
A major climate change bill that would have capped carbon emissions has been abandoned by Democrats in the US Senate in the face of opposition from both sides of the house.
Under pressure from falling popularity ratings, Barack Obama had hoped the bill would add to the two biggest legislative successes of his presidency: the comprehensive health care bill and reform of the US banking and financial sector.
