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A super waste of money: Redesigning super tax concessions
Super tax concessions are increasingly being used by high income earners as a way of minimising their tax. This is not their original purpose. They were designed to encourage people…
Fashion, circularity and the North Star
…waste reduction. She is an impact consultant and guest contributor on ABC TV’s award-winning environmental tv show, War On Waste. Nina founded Clothes Swap & Style, a clothing exchange platform…
The circular economy and decarbonisation
Join Planet Ark’s Head of Circular Economy Development, Nicole Garofano, and the Australia Institute’s Circular Economy & Waste Director, Nina Gbor, in conversation about how different sectors and products can…
Words Before Waste: South Australians Call for More Consultation on Federal Radioactive Waste Plan
New research shows that, while South Australians are divided on the issue of a nuclear waste dump, a clear majority believe more consultation should be undertaken before any final decision…
South Australians remain opposed to nuclear waste dump: Poll
A ReachTEL poll of 1077 South Australian’s shows opposition to a nuclear waste dump at 48.5% and support at 37.2%. (Full results below) Final submissions to South Australia’s Nuclear Fuel…
An industry out of time - Submission to the South Australian Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission
…waste storage. The Commission is accepting submissions on four issues papers relating to: 1) Exploration, mining and milling nuclear material 2) Processing and manufacture of radioactive substances 3) Electricity generation…
Digging for Answers
Digging for Answers is a response to the tentative findings of the South Australian Royal Commission into the Nuclear Fuel Cycle and in particular to proposed radioactive waste storage and…
How the Grinch Saved Christmas
…the material waste, gifts are thrown away to the tune of $921 million each year. And it’s not just Australia, the globe has a Christmas waste problem. In France, the…
The impossible dream: Free electricity sounds too good to be true. It is.
A new report from The Australia Institute shows that a proposal to establish a global nuclear waste industry in South Australia would fail to secure 90% of the imported waste,…
Taxes and Charges for Environmental Protection
…that encourage either environmental protection or degradation in each of the areas of transport, stationary energy, land, water, forests and waste. The study also considers international developments that may be…