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Apparently the Premiers were the ones that brought it up at the last COAG meeting. Perhaps they were flummoxed when after the event the PM agreed with them and took up the cause for political gain. The Coalition Premiers can't be seen agreeing with the PM now, can they?

The capital expenditure and operational expenditure of the power distribution companies is regulated. Basically the companies make proposals to the regulator and after some negotiation a final determination is made. FYGI the Victorian electricity distribution network service providers...

Realistically it would seem that the Liberal and Country party supporters are the most vociferous about it with their Ditch the Witch type of sloganeering campaigns. The Green voters wouldn't be against Carbon Pricing. Swinging voters probably go both ways. Some Labor voters may object but...

The council that I received the notice for established a trust a few years ago with the aim of being carbon neutral by 2019. Ratepayers have already been paying through their rates for carbon mitigation, replacement and efficiency programs. Although this year it looks like they will be...

I've only received one council rates notice so far this financial year and noticed that it was $6.90 lower than last year but the capital value was also lower by $15k. The minimum rate hasn't changed though.

Genesis Fitness Club Berwick, in Melbourne, has paid an infringement notice of $6600 relating to claims made about the cost of membership fees, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has confirmed. Genesis has gyms all around Australia and describes itself as "one of Australia's...

Interesting that the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling at the University of Canberra reckon that South Australian households are paying on average the lowest weekly carbon tax in the nation of $6.60. The national average is $8.84. Western Australia ($8.64), Queensland ($8.61)...

Not long to wait now. This time next year we should be approaching a Federal election campaign and when Mr Abbott is Prime Minister he may rescind the CT legislation as promised and perhaps he can give the ACCC special powers to mandate price reductions across the board to negate the Carbon tax...

The people spoke when they elected a hung parliament. So what is the lesson of a hung parliament? It promotes a vicious, vitriolic political culture that rubs off on the community perhaps.

Politicians do backflips, change policy direction, reverse decisions quite frequently. They also knowingly tell lies. I remember Howard earned the tag Lying Rodent from one of his own party after the "Children Overboard" shenanigans. Hawke once stuffed up his lines and instead of saying "By...

I don't think the evidence supports your hysterical claims. A company representative from Equipserve Solutions sent out emails to customers stating that a $300 odd price increase was due to the Carbon Tax when in fact the component of the increase that could be attributed to the new tax was $75...

Yep that's accurate. R134a has an internationally defined Global Warming Potential (GWP) of 1,300. So per kilogram Non-carbon price import levy for HCFC and SGG3 components is $0.17 Equivalent Carbon Price for this year(per CO2 tonne) is $23 Resultant Equivalent Carbon Price Component is...

The voting public also took out insurance by giving the Democrats balance of power in the upper house, knowing they opposed a GST. We know the rest. Meg Lees betrayed the Democrat supporters, got into bed with Howard and caused the destruction of the Democrats. A lesson their for the Greens...

They might pay the little extra and buy the ticket with carbon offset. Perhaps they are part of the one in a hundred who do. http://www.iata.org/pressroom/facts_figures/fact_sheets/pages/carbon-offsets.aspx

Yes, some people have suggested the planet might have dodged a cooling period due to the release of CO2 since the industrial revolution. Of course we'll never know if that's true or not.

As you probably know the weather forecasters longer range forecasts are influenced by the Southern Oscillation Index which gives an indication of development and intensity El Niño or La Niña events that can be associated with extreme weather conditions in parts of Australia. Whether it be a ten...

For those that like graphs here is one showing as % of GDP, Government debt , private debt and household debt. Red is Labor years. That white band corresponds to a period where user pays became the Government catchcry. No more Government providing infrastructure for new housing developments. The...

From my reading some refrigerants were going up anyway due to shortages of supply. Funnily enough there is no carbon tax on CO2 refrigerant. http://www.agcoombs.com.au/news/-/73/refrigerant-price-increases-and-the-carbon-levy-on-refrigerants/ Refrigerant Price Increases and the Carbon Levy...

I'm no expert on power , just a consumer. I wonder if you could tell me what the following means in practical terms seeing that you seem to have some experience with electricity generation? Ta. "-Wind is a variable energy source. A wind farm over the course of a year is likely to have a...

In South Australia we are getting an 18% increase in electricity charges. Only a quarter of that increase is as a direct result of the carbon tax. The bulk of the increase is to pay for those people who took advantage of the generous feed in tariffs for solar pv installations on their homes and...