Daily Archives: 22 May, 2012

‘Carbon Cop’ has Cairns Regional Council in its sights

CAIRNS Regional Council residents stand to suffer yet another hit from the carbon tax, Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch said today. Clean Energy Regulator or ‘Carbon Cop’ officials have told Senate Estimates that, on top of the 10 councils recently named on a list of 248 entities expected to be liable to pay the…

Avoid impulsive action on reef shipping: Entsch

FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has warned against a “knee-jerk reaction” in response to the mechanical failure of the bulk carrier ID Integrity near the Great Barrier Reef on Friday. “I’m as concerned as anyone else about this,” Mr Entsch said.  “There is no doubt that we’ve dodged a bullet here, but mechanical breakdowns…