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Suggestion 2: Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission Electoral Boundaries Review 2011
No full textIt is proposed that the seat be continue to be known as North West to reflect its
geographic position.
The proposal is that existing boundaries be kept as the changes adopted in 2011 are
being served by the local member in the manner proposed in my previous submission.
There does not appear to be a valid reason for alterations to those boundaries
The Future of Electric Cars in Australia: A case study of the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV 2016-21
No full textThis paper looks at a review of previous study, conducted in 2016, on a plug-in electric vehicle, and updates the data and findings of that previous paper. It finds that the up take of EVs in Australia is extremely slow however the last year has shown a significant increase in that transition to EV's.
It further confirms that the impact of road tax revenue losses to be insignificant on the expenditure on Australia's roadway construction and maintenance. On the other hand it finds the contribution of the transport sector to Australia's atmospheric pollution has increased significantly since 2000
Watts in the Desert: Pioneering solar farming in Australia's Outback
No full textThis paper outlines the development of dispersed, embedded solar pv systems in Western Australia in the early 2000s. Despite the introduction of renewable energy legislation in 2001, earlier Australian governments generally ignored renewable energy as a viable alternative to fossil fuel. That is except for the government of South Australia which was moving towards wind energy in the late 1990s.
It examines the Solex project in Carnarvon WA. That project pioneered the harvest of solar energy from what was once considered the pursuit of the lunatic fringes of society, to a viable energy source for mainstream society and industry. It examines how the Solex project developed, and its contribution to the adoption and advancement of solar energy in Australia.
It considers the history and background of the project. It then considers how the Solex project made its contribution through a practical demonstration of innovative examples of existing technology. It looks at how those ideas became adopted by the broader community. Firstly by the people of Carnarvon, then those of the northwest region of Western Australia and finally the enthusiastic uptake by the general population of Australia.
It also looks at the various attitudes of Western Australian and Australian governments and utility policies throughout the early 2000s. How ambivalence was followed with enthusiastic incentives to the roll-out of alternative energy, and subsequent active opposition to alternative energy in favour of traditional fossil fuel energy generation systems, as government philosophies changed
Zone Tax Offset: Submission no.1 and Response no. DR 102
No full textSubmission focussing on Zone Tax Offset reviews, supported by the paper 'Are You Still Here, Mr Haase?' (see espace record http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59505
Submission 235: Parliament of Australia Select Committee on Nuclear Energy Inquiry into Nuclear Power Generation in Australia
No full textThis submission finds that ambient air temperature of the Australian continent has been rising steadily over the past 114 years. It finds that Australia has the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions in the OECD and contributes 20 percent more GHGs that the entire population of the UK. A key method of reducing national GHG emissions is to find alternative methods to reduce emissions from fossil-fuelled based electricity generation.
To do that a suggestion has been made to construct small modular [nuclear] reactors (SMRs) to replace retiring coal fired electricity generation stations within the existing electricity generation, transmission and distribution system in Australia It looks at previous parliamentary inquiries into the alternative of using nuclear fuelled electricity power technology. It finds one of the key parties that has lodged submissions to the inquiries in favour of nuclear technology is involved in promoting and marketing and the impartiality of its opinion is severely compromised. However, that opinion has been heavily relied upon in the findings in favour of SMR installations in one parliamentary report.
It considers a statement made the Hon Peter Dutton in support to the concept of using small nuclear reactors in Australia by using the case of electricity prices in Ontario Canada and an interview with Prof Winfield of the York University, Ontario, Canada who refutes the economic, social and environmental wisdom of the concept.1 Winfield explains many of the pitfalls and dangers of substituting nuclear energy electricity generation particularly when renewable energy alternatives are available such as hydro-electricity installations in Canada.
The submission briefly considers Australia’s geotechnic environment and finds the considerable seismic activity present in the highly populated regions where Dutton proposes to substitute SMRs for coal fired power stations place inordinate risks on the security of the structural integrity of nuclear facilities in those locations.
Based on its findings, the submission concludes that the nuclear power option for Australia’s electricity generation be abandoned in favour of a broad range of non-polluting renewable energy sources
Exhibit 78 - Are you still here, Mr Haase? A study of Australia’s tax rebates for residents in isolated areas – February 2014
No full textThe inquiry formed one part of a broader process aimed at promoting the
development of Northern Australia. In 2014, the Australian Government made a commitment to produce within a twelve-month timeframe, a White Paper outlining the Government’s vision for the future of Northern Australia.
The Committee’s findings and recommendations informed the White Paper process, which will assist the Government to formulate its policy for the future development of Northern Australia
Inquiry Into Nuclear Generation in Australia Hearing 17 December 2024
No full textTranscript of the public hearing of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SELECT COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR ENERGY
Inquiry into nuclear power generation in Australia
TUESDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2024 PERTH Western Australi
Tax Zone Rebate: Explanatory memorandum. Submission to the Australia's Future Tax System Review
No full textThe Taxation Zone Rebate (TZR) introduced in 1945 is an income tax concession which recognises the disadvantages to residents in ‘specific areas’ of Australia.
These disadvantages according to the Australian Income Tax Assessment Act include uncongenial climatic conditions, isolation and the high cost of living compared to those of other parts of Australia.
These ‘specific areas’ consist of two zones. Zone A includes nearly the entire continent above the 26th parallel and some offshore islands with the exception of approximately 50% of eastern Queensland. Zone B which is deemed to be less remote includes the remainder of the continent except for highly populated areas. There are also Special areas in both zones that are deemed to be ‘most remote’, which are more than 250
kilometres from the nearest urban centre with a population 2 500 or more, as at the 1981 census.
The Zone rebate currently consists of two parts, a fixed amount of 338 for Zone A, and $1 173 for Special Areas in both Zones; and an additional amount based on a percentage of certain rebates for dependents, 20% for Zone B and 50% for Zone A and the Special Areas
Ministerial Expert Committee Review of the WA Electoral system for the election of the Western Australian Legislative Council
Full text linkThis submission is in response to a request by The Ministerial Expert Committee on Electoral Reform for submissions on the system used for the election of members to the Western Australian Legislative Council. It focuses on the Mining and Pastoral Electoral Region election results 2021 as that appears to be the primary influencing factor for the Attorney General and Minister for Electoral Affairs to commission the review.
It concludes that Equity is not simply treating equal people equally, but equity must also acknowledge that people in differing, or disadvantaged situations, must be treated differently. The sparsely populated, environmentally harsh, rural and remote regions of Western Australia require greater parliamentary service and representation than those of the more clement urban areas.
It recommends that the status quo of the number of members of the Legislative Council Mining and Pastoral Electoral Region be maintained. The concept of numerical equality is not sufficient to outweigh the other significant social, economic and natural environmental disadvantages experienced by those rural and remote residents/electors/taxpayers
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