Live: Gillard calls Labor leadership spill Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called a ballot for the Labor leadership after supporters of Kevin Rudd took the first steps towards another spill. Ms Gillard says the spill will be held at 7.00pm AEST, and that whoever loses should retire from Parliament immediately. “There are no more opportunities. Continue Reading →
eyond Zero Emissions High-speed rail debate: Cut the fat Posted on 26 Jun 2013 in Very fast trains Researchers say the federal government’s study on a high-speed rail link contains a lot of “fat” which, when cut out, can drive down construction costs by more than $40 billion. By Marion Lopez. Australia’s 30-year debate on Continue Reading →
Clean Air Act, Reinterpreted, Would Focus on Flexibility and State-Level Efforts By JUSTIN GILLIS Published: June 25, 2013 25 Comments Facebook Twitter Google+ Save E-mail Share Print Reprints With no chance of Congressional support, President Obama is staking part of his legacy on a big risk: that he can substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions by Continue Reading →
(See Further Details in PDF File Below.) Govt underestimates high-speed rail profits by $190 billion Posted on 26 Jun 2013 in Transport policies Very fast trains The government has underestimated by $190 billion the profits of its Melbourne-Brisbane high-speed rail (HSR) plan, enough to repay the capital cost of the network, according to Researchers at Continue Reading →
Patients mortgaging homes to pay for life-saving drugs MEET THE PRESS 23Jun13 – ABSTRACT Inbox x Tony Musgrave <mail@change.org> 11:55 AM (5 minutes ago) to me “… And other crucial medicines which have been approved for subsidy by an independent expert government committee are months later still waiting for cabinet to approve the funding. Former Continue Reading →
Obama unveils sweeping climate plan Date June 26, 2013 – 6:31AM 80 reading now (79) Read later Nick O’Malley US correspondent for Fairfax Media View more articles from Nick O’Malley Follow Nick on Twitter Email Nick See more stories on: Washington Congress State Department White House inShare Pin It submit to reddit Email article Print Continue Reading →