Media highlights for August
Carbon price floor scrapping raises questions of cost, 7:30, 29 August
Time to clear the haze of carbon price charges, The Canberra Times, 22 August
How our courts are pricing justice out of public reach, Crikey, 22 August
Tasmania’s forestry sector akin to ‘work for the dole’, Crikey, 21 August
Calls for more reporting of CSG emissions, ABC Bush Telegraph, 20 August
Dole debate, Today Tonight, 20 August
Woodside: whales do not breed in these waters. Memo to calving whales: you are not here, The Global Mail, 16 August
Big four’s fine-tuning of rates ‘cute’, The Age, 20 August
Forestry Tasmania must face reality, Australian Financial Review, 20 August
Fat cats that got cream in super tax deal are breaking the bank, Sydney Morning Herald, 15 August
Report questions benefits of Kimberley gas hub, ABC The World Today, 9 August
Woodside ‘will burden West Australian taxpayers’, The Australian, 9 August
‘KPIs’ have little relevance in managing our health system, The Canberra Times, 7 August
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