2 July 2012 The two major parties have taken different approaches to compensating households for the carbon tax. Jonas B The carbon tax, compensation and households: a two-party comparison By John Freebairn, University of Melbourne The two main political parties agree to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 to 5% below the 2000 level, or about a 20% reduction below business as usual. However, they propose very different policy…
22 September 2011 More Australians saving but households still smarting from GFC By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation The proportion of Australians saving their pennies has risen since June, but householders still have not recovered completely…
27 June 2011 Greenhouse gas calculator reveals hard carbon truths By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation One of the most comprehensive greenhouse gas calculators ever was launched today, allowing members of the public to add up…
16 November 2011 Clothing, food and electricity impact most on water footprint University of Melbourne Australians have been working hard to cut down their household’s daily water consumption, however a new study reveals that…
31 August 2011 Household dryers polluting the air University of Washington Household dryers are likely to emit hazardous chemicals including carcinogens. Hazardous materials were found in air-vented…
