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We've been shafted on ETS, say coalminers

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:39:24 GMT

THE coal mining industry has slammed Kevin Rudd's proposed changes to the planned emissions trading scheme, claiming miners of the nation's biggest export will still be slugged with $12.5 billion of extra costs and put at a disadvantage to...
Source: The Daily Telegraph

Turnbull adopts Whitlam strategy: crash or crash through

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:24:20 GMT

Kevin Rudd sees climate change as an existential threat to the planet. The Opposition's climate change sceptics reckon it is even worse: an existential threat to the conservative faction inside the Liberal Party.
Source: The Age

Oh Malcolm, how did it come to this?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:46:46 GMT

John Howard called it the Perfect Storm. In 2006, economist Nicholas Stern had released a report warning of the dire economic consequences of climate change.
Source: ABC Online

Leader enters the dead zone

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:00:29 GMT

MALCOLM Turnbull's confident belief that he would carry his partyroom to support his ETS deal with Kevin Rudd turned to dust yesterday and destroyed whatever leadership authority he had left.
Source: The Australian

Too much pain, too little to gain

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:00:29 GMT

THE government says its emissions trading scheme tax will bring no risk to the economy. Indeed, Kevin Rudd constantly harps about savings of 15 per cent if we move early to implement the tax.
Source: The Australian

Holden responds to emission report criticism

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:00:53 GMT

HOLDEN has insisted that the environmental performance of its cars is improving significantly, despite a report showing it had the worst record of all the big-selling car brands in lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald

No Civil Ceremonies in Australia

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:25:12 GMT

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is listening to demands from conservatives to overturn civil union ceremonies in his country's capitol territory.
Source: The Advocate

Turnbull beats rebels over ETS

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:03:58 GMT

Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull late last night faced down a rebellion within his Liberals to declare victory in the bitter party room debate over Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's greenhouse emissions trading scheme.
Source: New Zealand Herald

Quoted in 'Australia's carbon scheme gains bipartisan support'

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:20:51 GMT

Kevin Rudd said in International Business Times:

Climate change, and our action on it, will go way beyond any of our lives here assembled. It goes to our kids and our grandkids

Quoted in 'Massive Civil Disobedience in Australia Over Climate Inaction'

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:01:36 GMT

said in Treehugger:

Instead, Kevin Rudd has perfected a marvellous line in greenwash, the polluters are getting taxpayer handouts and under the legislation currently before the Senate, Australia will not have to cut domestic emissions one jot.

Photo from Getty Images

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:03:49 GMT

SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 13: Australia's Prime MInister Kevin Russ arrives in Singapore on the first day of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre on November 13, 2009 in Singap...

Photo from Getty Images

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:03:05 GMT

SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 13: Australia's Prime MInister arrives in Singapore the first day of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit being held at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre on November 13, 2009 in Singapor...

kevin rudd says sorry

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:47:59 GMT