Australia

  • Sep 24, 2012
  • 7 min read

Australia's carbon and resource taxes fall short

Two politically divisive new tax policies took effect this summer, one on carbon emissions, the...

Australia
  • Sep 11, 2012
  • 6 min read

Prospects for global climate policy in fourth quarter

The 18th Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC)...

International
  • Aug 29, 2012
  • 2 min read

Carbon markets set to gain further ground globally

Australia and the European Commission yesterday agreed to integrate their carbon markets...

International
  • Aug 27, 2012
  • 7 min read

New laws break Australia's asylum seeker impasse

The Gillard government has passed legislation to re-introduce offshore processing of asylum...

Australia
  • Aug 23, 2012
  • 2 min read

Australia raises refugee quota to deter 'boat people'

Australia today said it will increase its annual refugee intake quota from 13,750 to 20,000,...

Australia
  • Aug 15, 2012
  • 2 min read

Legislation widens Canberra's options on 'boat people'

The lower house yesterday near-unanimously passed legislation allowing reopening of offshore...

Australia
  • Jul 23, 2012
  • 6 min read

Inexperience complicates China's overseas investment

Chinese investors in mature economies have run into vociferous criticism by community groups and...

China
  • Jun 28, 2012
  • 2 min read

Migration will be politicised for years in Australia

The opposition-controlled Senate today rejected a compromise bill proposed by an non-aligned...

Australia