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The carbon tax is burley in the water and the feeding frenzies are fierce. Circling this morning are a few stories that look ominous for the government.
The Institute of Public Affairs, a conservative think tank, says there’s a possible legal challenge to the tax in the offing because it’s unconstitutional.
Prominent barrister Bryan Pape provided legal advice to the IPA that ‘‘the Commonwealth cannot tax State property: Legally carbon dioxide emissions are State property’‘, and that “the Commonwealth cannot impose a carbon tax and other related penalties within the same Act. The Commonwealth cannot introduce a carbon tax within its external affairs powers’‘.
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Like anyone else, Australians are keen to pick up a bargain.
Our grocery aisles are filled with premium brand products alongside their cheaper cousins. We like to get the best deal when we’re buying an appliance, building our homes or fuelling our cars.
And let’s face it, while we all like to buy Australian made, we mostly consider the origin of products after we’ve checked the price tag. Who can blame us? We’ve all got families to feed and bills to pay. And a dollar only goes so far.
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Sony B Goode says:
OMG I’m going to agree with acotrel. Free markets fundamentalism is as bad as nanny statism. You can’t have policies based on ideology that do not look into the systemic consequences of that policy. Free markets and liberties in general have certain implicit assumptions, when those assumptions no longer hold… Read more »
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lesley laurel says:
should we buy new south wales or queensland products? Phil Gould Says “Never trust a Queenslander” Tom Raudonikis says the trouble is that New South Wales don’t hate queenslanders enough. We should really hate them” Read more »
Recently I was at an airport, about to set off on a 24-hour long haul flight.
If you’ve ever travelled on a plane and felt frustrated at hearing a crying baby on a nearby seat, multiply that frustration and stress by ten and you’ll understand what the parents are going through.
Having a young family myself, I’ve been there plenty.
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hyperrune says:
I don’t think Damien is saying ‘Westies didn’t cause the problem’. Assuredly, SOME of them probably did. But what, I think, he IS saying is: ‘not ALL Westies caused this’. There may be innocent people coming to the beach and doing the right thing, not making a mess. If all… Read more »
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Ildiko says:
Unfortunately sometimes there are big differences between cultures and cultures. I personally would not accept this attitude at all and not just because of “is not only disgusting but terribly rude.” but from hygienic reason too. However I saw a documentary about an overpopulated, huge, Asian country where is okay… Read more »
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