News Source: The Age
| about 1 month ago
Veteran Nationals senator Ron Boswell on Tuesday challenged National Farmers Federation chief David Crombie to meet "some real farmers" following his plea for the Nationals to back an emissions trading scheme (ETS). Mr Crombie told News Limited...
News Source: The Age
| about 1 month ago
Minister Kevin Rudd has called on the Opposition to reveal the costs of its proposed amendments to the emissions trading scheme. And he wants to hear more about their effects on greenhouse gas emissions. The Coalition on Sunday agreed to a raft of...
News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 1 month ago
Senator Wong met Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull and the Coalition's emissions trading spokesman Ian Macfarlane this afternoon. The Opposition has agreed to push for several changes to the scheme, including the total exclusion of agriculture,...
News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 1 month ago
And it wants a commitment from the Coalition that it will vote on the legislation by the end of the year. Negotiations are being held this afternoon between the Climate Change Minister, Penny Wong, and the Opposition emissions trading spokesman, Ian...
News Source: Uinta County News
| about 1 month ago
Rudd has challenged the Coalition to tell voters how much their alternative emissions trading scheme would cost. The Prime Minister has seized on Liberal frontbencher Tony Abbot's article in The Australian today that suggested reaching an agreement...
News Source: Androscoggin News
| about 1 month ago
The Rudd Government must ''give a lot of ground'' to pass its emissions trading scheme, Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull warned last night after his party signed off on proposed amendments. Mr Turnbull was given the green light to negotiate after...