What the press is saying about petrol, LPG, diesel, crude oil, biofuel etc.
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“Green Holden” update
08-01-2009 The Australian. Only 2 weeks ago, Holden received a $180 million handout (not a loan) from Australian taxpayers to build a new small 4 cylinder “green” car in Adelaide.
At that time, Holden announced it would need 500-600 employees to build the new car.
We had been wondering where these employees necessary to build the “Green Holden” were coming from, given that Holden was not planning to employ any new workers.
Now we know.
GM, Holden’s US parent company, has dropped an export version of the six-litre V8 Commodore Ute made by the same Adelaide factory, as part of GM's "continuing vehicle review".
Federal Industry Minister Kim Carr said yesterday that the decision was disappointing - "but understandable".
F for homework minister. You should have known this before you handed out our money! News Article
ExxonMobil Vows to Maintain Refinery but Carbon Tax Remains a Concern
Norsk Hydro plans to shut down its aluminium smelter at Kurri Kurri in the NSW Hunter Valley.
Qantas announces job cuts as profits slide
Small Business Tax Reduction Scrapped
RBA cuts official interest rate to 3.75%
Mineral Resources Rent Tax (MRRT) Bill 2011 passes the Senate
Private Health Insurance Rebate
Future of Caltex Refineries
150 Qantas catering jobs to go in Adelaide
Rates on Hold
Back to School in 2012
Roads and Traffic Authority Name Change
Politicians pay rise
RBA interest rate cut
Shell to cease refining at Clyde
Shell to close Clyde Refinery
Shell annual profits double to $18.6bn
Back to School 2011
Xstrata Suspends A$ 586 million of Expenditure.
Aussie Dollar Climbs From 10-Month Low Amid Intervention Talk
Fortescue Metals puts $17.5bn projects on hold to review super tax
Rio Tinto to review new Australia investment over tax
Xstrata suspends $30 million exploration in light of the Government’s super profits tax
Rates rise - Again
Backflip on "the Greatest Moral Challenge of our time"
Shell profits fall sharply on weak oil demand
Caltex Australia agrees to purchase Mobil service stations
Perth Motorists Ripped-Off
Jobs at risk after Bushmaster exclusion
Volunteer Sacked For Swearing
Gross Domestic Product shows first negative result in 8 years
Victorian Bushfires
RBA rate drop to 3.25%
Victoria: No power, No Trains, No Water
Shell profit 2009
Back to School
$149 Million to build green Holden
Tax Cut for Small Business - Smoke and Mirrors
Surplus Virtually Gone
Government Stimulus Payments