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Australia Scraps Carbon Price as Abbott Meets Election Pledge
2014-07-17 05:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Australias Senate voted to scrap the nations price on carbon, fulfilling a key election pledge by Prime Minister Tony Abbott and leaving the nation without an approved mechanism to tackle emissions. The repeal bill was passed 39 votes to 32 in the 76-member upper house today, dismantling a law introduced by the previous Labor government that initially charged polluters A$23 ($21.50) per ton of greenhouse gases emitted. Repealing the carbon price may put Australia, which is hosting the Group...
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Australia kills off carbon tax
2014-07-17 03:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Australias carbon price has been repealed, leaving the nation with no legislated policy to achieve even the minimum 5% greenhouse emissions reduction target it has inscribed in international agreements. After eight years of bitter political debate, during which climate policy dominated three election campaigns and contributed to the demise of two prime ministers, after last weeks Senate drama in which the repeal was again defeated and this weeks lengthy last gasp debate, the Senate has now...
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Australia reports fall in smoking after introduction of plain packaging
2014-07-17 01:00:00| Packaging Gateway
An Australian survey has found that the smoking rate has declined in the country following the implementation of a law requiring the sale of cigarettes in plain packaging without branding.
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Australia: We'll sell next ETS better, says Shorten
2014-07-16 22:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AAP: With the carbon tax gone, Labor will continue to pursue emissions trading scheme, Bill Shorten says. Bill Shorten has vowed Labor will take an emissions trading scheme (ETS) to the next federal election, despite the carnage climate policy has inflicted on past Labor leaders. Carbon pricing became political poison for the former Labor government, contributing to the downfalls of both Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd. But Mr Shorten has re-committed his party to pursuing an ETS in the wake of...
AUSTRALIA: Pacific Brands boss Pollaers steps down
2014-07-16 14:37:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Pacific Brands CEO and managing director John Pollaers has stepped down amid differences over the strategic direction of the clothing and footwear business.
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