Archive for February 7th, 2010
Solar panels: they scam, we pay
Posted by John, February 7th, 2010 - under Solar energy, Solar panels.
Tags: ACT politics, Feed-in-tariff
Comments: 17
Here in Canberra the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission has exposed the ACT Government’s subsidies to solar roof panel owners as both regressive and extremely costly. In a draft report the ICRC recommends reducing the present bloated subsidy from 50.5 cents per kWh generated to 37 cents. Even at this reduced price, the subsidy is still almost three times […]
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ACT Government workers – strikes can win
Posted by John, February 7th, 2010 - under Strikes.
Tags: ACT politics, Community and Public Sector Union, CPSU
Comments: 1
Here in the Australian Capital Territory the local Stanhope Labor Government has offered a pay increase of 1.5 percent, which in effect a wage cut of 2 percent. [Kim Sattler from Unions ACT has pointed out the offer is now 2% in the first year and 2.5% in out years and that all 8 unions […]