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There are no more excuses | Between the Lines
…best, waste precious time or, at worst, let a new, worse, right wing politics emerge, writes Richard Denniss. Voters are yearning for a government that will act on their very…
Just what I've always wanted! How pretending to like gifts will cost Australians over $1 billion this Christmas
…waste levels tend to peak during the Christmas holiday period, it gives a depiction of how intense our waste habits can get. Shifting our Christmas waste culture could be a…
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…
Free energy - with Nuclear?
…(currently treated as nuclear waste) from older nuclear reactors and use them to generate electricity. This effectively turns a waste source into a valuable commodity. The claim that low or…
Christmas Waste 2023
The estimated value of this waste is $921 million. Unwanted and unused Christmas gifts and food ultimately end up in landfill, increasing the greenhouse gas emissions that drive the climate…
Polling - Christmas waste 2024
…receive Christmas presents that they will never use or wear. We estimate the value of these unwanted gifts, many of which will end up as landfill waste, at over $1…
This carbon policy has been a spectacular failure. Let's put this zombie in the ground for good
…waste it funding PR campaigns dressed up as policy. We already know the best and simplest way to reduce emissions is to stop approving the massive expansion of Australia’s gas…
We had several opportunities to prevent this energy crisis. So why didn't we?
…gas to households and domestic businesses. To waste one global energy crisis without taxing the gas export industry properly may be regarded as misfortune; to waste a second is negligence….
The decision to scrap the levy on waste exports means more plastics will end up in landfill
…shipped its plastics waste overseas, but many of the nations that Australia once relied on to take it have now introduced laws that ban the importation of waste plastics. This…