As feds pay farmers for growing trees, clearing continues apace
Tully fruit grower Cynthia Sabag and her husband Pius doesn't want to hear about Queensland government's plans to re-introduce tough anti-tree clearing jobs.
Tully fruit grower Cynthia Sabag and her husband Pius doesn't want to hear about Queensland government's plans to re-introduce tough anti-tree clearing jobs.
The Queensland government wants federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt to quarantine more funds from the $2.5 billion Emissions Reduction Fund to pay farmers to grow trees rather than clear them off their properties.
Sims Metal CEO Galdino Claro said that a flood of Chinese steel exports is hammering prices for the scrap metal it sells as the company swung to a loss.
India has warned Australia it must cut the cost of LNG production to win long-term contracts.
A federal scheme that requires commercial buildings to disclose their energy efficiency may be extended more broadly after proving its worth.
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