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Australian Greens face tough times after Brown resignation – Abbott

By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:27PM UTC View Comments

Australian Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has warned the Greens-Labor Coalition will face “turbulent times” following the resignation of Greens Leader Bob Brown. The Daily Telegraph said Brown quit before the storm on carbon tax which will take effect in July this year. The paper said this is where the broader public may react badly to Brown’s departure, and...

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Australia’s mining tax and the CIA conspiracy

By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Fri, Mar 23, 2012 1:06PM UTC View Comments

The mining tax has dominated Australia’s political landscape this week. The Senate passed the mining tax on Monday imposing a 30 percent tax on super profits generated by mining companies from coal and iron ore. The tax revenue will be used to elevate income and pension funds of the less well-off Australians and to cut tax on small...

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Aussie carbon tax unconstitutional, says mining magnate

By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Sat, Mar 17, 2012 6:09PM UTC View Comments

Mining billionaire Clive Palmer of Queensland Nickel

The carbon tax circus is not yet over. Mining magnate Clive Palmer announced he will challenge Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s carbon tax in the High Court, saying it is unconstitutional. Palmer said his legal advisers who are “all senior counsels with experience in the High Court” advised him to take legal action against the federal government on...

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China bars airlines from paying carbon tax

By AP News Mon, Feb 06, 2012 1:31PM UTC View Comments

BEIJING (AP) — China announced Monday it will prohibit its airlines from paying European Union charges on carbon emissions, ratcheting up a global dispute over the cost of combatting climate change. The charges are aimed at curbing emissions of climate-changing gases but governments including China, the United States and Russia oppose them. The ratings agency...

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Aussies score high at Durban climate conference

By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Tue, Dec 06, 2011 12:08PM UTC View Comments

It’s probably time for the right wing opposition party to back off. For opposition Leader Tony Abbott, it is time to review his hard-line stance against the carbon tax. The Liberal Party missed the opportunity to score in this significant issue on Australia’s clean energy future. Abbott’s ‘direct action’ missed the international climate agenda. The carbon...

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