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Controversial policy will pass through Senate after Hunt agrees to ‘investigate emission trading schemes’
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Critics say the government will struggle to find enough activities in remote areas to meet target and warn against people on work for the dole doing jobs that would normally be paid
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Environmental assessment will instead use paperwork from previous plan to dump spoil in Great Barrier Reef marine park
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Cutting funding by 20% without giving institutions a chance to recoup the money would be the worst possible outcome, universities say
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Government agrees to Nick Xenophon’s demand for ‘safeguards’ scheme and will investigate Clive Palmer’s dormant emissions trading proposal
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A wide ranging survey of the nation’s mood reveals a happy people with a deep attachment to country and culture – but also some unexpected twists in the wake of Tony Abbott becoming PM
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10 steps to save the Great Barrier Reef