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Driving Norse: Electric Vehicle policies in NorwayNorway has implemented a suite of policies to boost electric vehicle uptake. These policies should be considered in Australia’s electric vehicle debate. -
Poor Voter Impression of Murray Darling Basin Management Soars The Australia Institute surveyed a nationally representative sample of Australians in 2018 and in 2019 about their views towards issues surrounding the health and management of the Murray Darling Basin (MDB). Key Findings: A majority of Australians (55%) now consider the health of the Murray Darling Basin poor or very poor, up 18 percentage points since 2018 (37%).Over a third (37%) said the health of the river system is very poor – more than tri...
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Hydrogen and Climate: Trojan Horse or Golden GooseThe development of hydrogen energy has been promoted as a lower-emissions alternative to Australian coal and gas exports. However, there is a significant risk that the promise of hydrogen as a low-carbon alternative, for domestic use and export, could backfire. The development of Australia’s hydrogen industry could be used as a proverbial Trojan horse, to provide a new lease of life for fossil fuels through the production of hydrogen.The Governme...
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Regressing on taxThe tax cuts announced in the budget will make Australia’s income tax system less progressive, hand billions to high income earners and for every dollar in tax cuts to females, males will get two dollars
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Business Council of Australia at Odds With Own Members on Climate Action The number of big businesses already moving towards 100% renewables and emissions reduction targets directly contradict Business Council of Australia claims that a 45% target would be “economy wrecking”, according to new research from The Australia Institute. Key Findings At least 14 BCA members have committed to 100% renewables, including IT giants like Google and Microsoft that consume vast amounts of power. Seven members...
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Australia: More Guns Now Than Before Port Arthur New research from the Australia Institute finds that there are more guns in Australia now than there were before the Port Arthur massacre and introduction of strict gun controls. The Australia Institute report, commissioned by Gun Control Australia, comes off the back of research which finds the gun lobby in Australia is as large, per capita, as the NRA in the US. The new report also finds that the number of guns per gun-owner in Australia has in...
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Polling – Regulation of fish farmingThe Australia Institute surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1,536 Australians about fish farm regulation.The survey told respondents that large scale fish farms are currently assessed and regulated by state governments, not the federal government. They were then asked who should assess and regulate fish farms.
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Point blank: Political strategies of Australia's gun lobbyThe Australian public supports stronger gun control and stricter restrictions and laws on firearms. Despite this, there is a real danger of our firearm laws being watered down. Successive inquiries have found that no state or territory has ever fully complied with the National Firearms Agreement.The public will on firearms is being circumvented because firearms interest groups have made a concerted effort to undermine these laws and loosen state-...
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National Energy Emissions Audit: March 2019 Welcome to the March 2019 issue of the NEEA Electricity Update, with data updated to the end of February 2019.The Electricity Update presents data on electricity demand, electricity supply, and electricity generation emissions in the National Electricity Market (NEM), plus electricity demand in the South West Interconnected System (SWIS). In this issue we also include information on trends in emissions from consumption of petroleum products and n...
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HeatWatch: Extreme heat in MackayIncreasing extreme heat will have profound impacts on people, industries and ecosystems in Mackay. CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology projections estimate that the average number of days over 35 degrees could increase from around one day presently to over seventy by 2090 without strong climate policies. Virtually all summer nights by 2090 are projected to remain above 25 degrees, a level considered dangerous to human health.