The Senate Standing Committee on Economics was inquiring into the National Market Driven Energy Efficiency Target Bill 2007, reported The Australian (19/9/2007, p.2). Read the rest of this entry »
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Fed Senate Committee to report on Energy Efficiency Trading Scheme
Posted by electricityweek on October 17, 2007
Posted in Commonwealth, Emissions, Energy Efficiency, Federal, National, Policy, Politics, Public Opinion, Regulation, Renewables, Volume 4520 | Leave a Comment »
Western Australia 5 Star Plus scheme motion demands government provides audited cost benefit analysis, identifies costs to taxpayers and other regimes examined
Posted by electricityweek on October 17, 2007
An amendment to delete part of a motion moved by Ray Halligan critical of Western Australia’s 5 Star Plus scheme was passed in the Legislative Council on 19 September 2007. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Australia, China, Consumer, Electricity, Emissions, Energy Efficiency, Green Buildings, Policy, Politics, Public Opinion, Volume 4520, W.A., Western Australia | Leave a Comment »
Quite possible for an Australian prime minister to refuse to call an election, warns former federal attorney-general
Posted by electricityweek on October 11, 2007
According to Michael Lavarch, executive dean of the QUT Law Faculty and a former federal attorney-general, writing in The Australian Financial Review, (5/10/2007), p. 56, the prime minister only needs to go to the governor-general to get the house dissolved if he wants an election called before 15 November 2007. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Australia, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Policy, Politics, QLD, Volume 4418, Water | Leave a Comment »
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