Garnaut: Agriculture out, but petrol in
4/07/2008 | As expected, Professor Ross Garnaut has recommended agriculture should not be part of an emissions trading scheme from the start, but said the scheme must be broad in coverage when it is fully operational.
Garnaut: Truckies want to pass on costs to customers
4/07/2008 | The draft report of the Garnaut Climate Change Review confirms that every trucking company must have a system to pass increases in the cost of fuel on to their customers, according to the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association, Trevor Martyn.
Garnaut: Policy doesn't match science, say Greens
4/07/2008 | Professor Ross Garnaut's portrayal of the urgency of climate change does not match his support for a slow start to emissions trading and incremental economic change, according to Australian Greens climate change spokesperson, Senator Christine Milne.
Garnaut: Soil carbon a must in an emissions trading scheme
Soil carbon must be recognised if agriculture is to be part of an emissions trading scheme, ...

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Tough battle for big cattle yarding at Pakenham, Vic
4/07/2008 | Competition was keen for the better lines of Angus steer and heifer weaners at Pakenham, Vic, store cattle market yesterday, where a huge increase in numbers saw 1409 steers and heifers, and 346 cows and calves penned.

Chick Olsson: Lord of the blowflies?
3/07/2008 | Australian Wool Innovation director Chick Olsson admits the company he helped set up may be worth a lot of money one day, but it may also just help save the wool industry.
Pork over an ethanol barrel
3/07/2008 | The impact of surging demand for biofuels on feed prices is a key factor behind the downturn of the American pork industry, a US expert told the Pan Pacific Pork conference at the Gold Coast last week.

4:30 PM AEST | The Gold Coast Airport Marathon is officially the largest marathon event ever held in Australia, with 20,000 people registering to run the 42 kilometre-stretch tomorrow.

12:00 AM AEST | A fledgling Lebanese fast-food entrepreneur believes his latest project, Buns & Guns Military Restaurant, has global potential.
Labor be warned, voter volatility ahead
30/06/2008 | A series of polls conducted around the country last week have pointed to dangerous times ahead for Labor's grip on power in all States and Territories.
Q: Do you trust the Greens to handle the Senate balance of power responsibly?





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