Govt to seek 'up to 80%' emissions cut by 2050 | In its measures against global warming, which are expected to be unveiled in June, the government may call for a 60-percent to 80-percent cut in domestic greenhouse gas emissions from current levels by 2050, ... Emissions trading bill running out of time | The Government is in danger of running out of time to push through major pieces of legislation before the election - including its cornerstone climate change policy, the emissions trading-scheme. | With fewer... Free pass for super and GST slammed | THE decision to exempt superannuation and GST from a review of the tax system has been slammed by tax experts. | Tax analysts and the Opposition complained that the 18-month review, unveiled by Wayne Swan yes... Beware protection garbed in green | FOR all of us who like our plasma TVs, Blackberries, overseas holidays and fine wines, here's a sobering prognosis: next decade Australians will experience the slowest growth in incomes since the decade of th... G-8 Labor Officials Begin 3-day Meeting In Japan Labor ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized nations met with international trade union and business groups Sunday to discuss the reduction of workplace emissions of "greenhouse" gases blamed for glob... Japan aims to cut emissions up to 80% by 2050 | Tokyo: Japan, the world's fifth biggest polluter, will announce a target next month for cutting domestic greenhouse gas emissions by 60 to 80 per cent from current levels by 2050, media reported on Sunday. | ...
