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That's life, four pillars to stay forever

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... hope. Meanwhile the Productivity Commission today released a report arguing that it's economically inefficient to control water use by imposing consumption restrictions. A much better mechanism would be introducing free market pricing principles and ...

US confidence down and up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
Consumer confidence in the US has fallen to a five-year low, driven by unrelenting negative economic news and the impact on consumption of the perpetually falling US dollar. But institutional investor confidence is up. The consumer confidence survey ...

Have DNA, will buy insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
Advanced science and technology has enabled DNA testing to be accessible to the American public. But the availability of genetic information has caused a growing number of residents to fear discrimination from insurance providers should the tests reveal ...

Climate change rhetoric unsustainable

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... prices to discourage wasteful energy consumption this reaction seems somewhat bizarre. Add in concerns that drinking bottled water is so "anti-environment" it should be made as unfashionable as smoking and this inconsistency starts to get serious. According ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... exploraor Southern Cross Goldfields Ltd (ASX: SXG) lists on the Australian stock exchange today. In Melbourne, the Energy & Water Regulation 2008 conference comes to an end today. Yesterday, the Australian share market posted its biggest one-day gain ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... Foxtel chief executives also will speak on future of the industry. In Melbourne, today is the second day of the Energy & Water Regulation 2008 conference, and in Broome, it is the last day of the Resource Development in the North West Kimberley Region ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... ASTRA annual subscription television conference is held in Sydney and, in Melbourne, it is the second day of the Energy & Water Regulation 2008 conference. In Broome, Western Australia it is the last day of the Resource Development in the North West ...

Water the next competitive frontier

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
... attract interest, especially where he argues for a huge step up in national competition policy, particularly in how we price water. "In addressing the Productivity Commission roundtable on the topic of Productive Reform in a Federal System nearly two-and-a-half ...

We knew it all along: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
... occupying the driest inhabited continent on earth, whose populated areas appear to be getting even drier, with poorly developed water markets and unsophisticated adaptation programs. "We had discussed the challenges of living in one of the most energy-intensive ...

The looming inflationary upswing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
The good news is that inflation may be slowly tempering, but the bad news is that long term water prices may double and fuel prices may triple. Yesterday, the Reserve Bank in its monetary policy statement said, "There is tentative evidence that some ...