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The official tally of Queensland State Election 2012 (Photo: The Australian)

Australia: Defeat of Queensland Labor, death of Green projects

By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Thu, Mar 29, 2012 7:04AM UTC View Comments

The official tally of Queensland State Election 2012 (Photo: The Australian) With the political massacre of the Labor Party in the recent Queensland state election, the new leader from the Liberal National Party Campbell Newman ordered the demolition of environmental projects. Newman has already directed to scrap the $1.2bn Solar Dawn solar thermal project near...

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Tasmania grapples with deforestation, job losses

By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Wed, Mar 07, 2012 7:28AM UTC View Comments

No job vacancy posted at a sawmill in Tasmania

Tasmania is grappling with the paradox of saving its environment in the face of massive job losses. While Green activists are fighting for the protection of old growth forests, there are thousands of forestry-related jobs at risk. The ABC reported the state is projected to lose about $1.4 billion dollar from its wood industry while...

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Time to stop gas-bagging about CSG

By Gavin Atkins Wed, Sep 28, 2011 5:47AM UTC View Comments

If there is one way to tell that the Greens are being insincere about their opposition to Coal Seam Gas ventures, it’s this: “We need to protect our groundwater resources so we can keep growing food,” Senator Waters said. “It beggars belief that on our precious little food-producing land, of which we’ve got less than...

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The Greens’ bizarre campaign against wind turbines

By Gavin Atkins Wed, Aug 03, 2011 5:00AM UTC View Comments

Some of you would have read reports that Malaysian environmental groups are protesting the plans by the Australian miner, Lynas to process rare earths in their country. The main objection for the greenies is that some of the left-over ore will contain radioactive thorium which, like many heavy metals, is potentially toxic. In this case,...

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Australia’s carbon tax and the political circus

By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Thu, Jul 14, 2011 7:18PM UTC View Comments

The carbon tax campaign has been making headway like a rambunctious political circus. Dennis Atkins, The Courier-Mail’s national affairs editor, has described the issue as political rather than an issue of policy. He noted it exemplifies the fundamental division between the pro- and anti-Government factions as more public debates are coming up. On Thursday night,...

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