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Emission changes 'well short of safe'

27 October 2009

A COMPREHENSIVE analysis of climate change measures proposed in 109 countries shows that the world is still well short of reducing emissions to a safe level even if all policies achieve their maximum result... read full story

States could lose $5.5bn under carbon scheme

5 June 2009

ECONOMIC modelling carried out for Australia's premiers has found the Federal Government's emissions trading scheme would leave a collective $5.5 billion hole in state budgets by 2020... read full story

'le Freak' C'est Chic On Model Circuit

28 November 2008

SAMANTHA Shields, 36, is the perfect pin-up girl for her new business, the Alternative Modelling Agency, an agency for offbeat beauties launching today from a photographic studio in Kilsyth... read full story

Policy Paper Plugs Into 40,000 Jobs And Savings On Energy Bills

10 November 2008

HOUSEHOLDS could save up to $700 a year on energy bills and 40,000 jobs could be created under a range of policy measures outlined in a paper to be released today by a coalition of business and environment groups... read full story

Boom Relies On Influx Of Locals Into Mine Jobs

16 July 2008

THE resources boom, if sustained, will require an extra 127,000 people to move to Western Australia and Queensland every year to keep a lid on wages pressure, Treasury modelling released today shows... read full story

Clothes Modelling

9 July 2008

CUTTING textile, clothing and footwear tariffs to 5 per cent and removing other government assistance will increase GDP by more than $70 million, the Productivity Commission says - but only if displaced workers can easily find other jobs... read full story

One Giant Stride For Shelby

27 September 2006

MEDOWIE teenager Shelby Kelly barely had time to perfect her catwalk before landing a spot in one of the world's hottest modelling competitions... read full story

Faith Versus Evidence: Why The Case For Deregulating Jobs Isn't Cut And Dried

8 October 2005

IF YOU don't like the sound of John Howard's industrial relations "reforms", don't be intimidated by all the politicians, business people and economists assuring you they'll bring "more jobs, higher wages and a stronger economy"... read full story

More Slant Than Substance In Jobs Reform Ideology

8 October 2005

If you don't like the sound of John Howard's industrial relations "reforms", don't be intimidated by all the politicians, business people and economists assuring you they'll lead to "more jobs, higher wages and a stronger economy"... read full story