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The carbon tax is dead, long live the carbon tax
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has finally succeeded at putting the axe to the carbon tax, so ending over six years......
Senate axes tax and cripples renewable investment
Today’s Senate decision removes Australia’s carbon tax and also removes more than 700 million dollars from the Australian Renewable Energy......
New conditions placed on Australia adopting ‘dormant’ ETS
Despite the government’s best efforts, the Senate still hasn’t scrapped the carbon tax. And if Clive Palmer gets his way,......
Critics remain sceptical about price drop after carbon tax repeal
With the senate expected to pass the carbon tax repeal bill sometime this week, does the end of the tax......
Palmer gores carbon tax
Last night’s PalmerGore press conference has changed the face of Australian climate politics. The carbon tax is gone, with Palmer......
Double dissolution trigger over clean energy
The federal government’s moves to abolish the carbon tax has taken a step backwards today and handed them a trigger......
Senate votes to keep the Carbon Tax
The Senate has today voted down legislation to axe the carbon tax, with Labor and the Greens combining to vote......
Hidden nasties in carbon tax repeal bill
First item on the agenda for the Coalition, who faced their first day in parliament as government, was the repeal......
Treasurer Joe Hockey scraps Labor’s proposed tax changes
Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has flagged a series of cuts to proposed tax changes put forth by the previous government.......
Tony Shepherd to head up a Federal Commission of Audit
The Abbott government has appointed a prominent businessman to head up a federal commission of audit. Tony Shepherd is the......