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Greens disagree with EV strategy

A newly released budget by the Morrison government has upset the Greens political party. The Morrison government allocated $400,000 for a national electric vehicle strategy, which the Greens said is ‘an absolute joke’. The Greens party said the move was a joke, especially when it was compared with an allocation 25 times as much in […]

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Retailers partner with Victorian Government on plastic bag ban

The National Retail Association (NRA) has today announced that it will partner with the Victorian Government ahead of the state’s ban on lightweight plastic shopping bags due to come into effect by the end of 2019. With Victoria introducing a ban, all Australian states and territories, except NSW, will have bag bans in place by

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EV Senate inquiry recommendations leave Australia in the slow lane: Greens

The release of the final report of the Select Committee on Electric Vehicles shows Australia is at risk of being left behind in the electric vehicle revolution, said the Australian Greens. “The weak recommendations of this report demonstrate just how feeble Labor and Liberal are when it comes to electric vehicle policy. Both major parties

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AACS: UK eCigarettes review increases pressure on government

Already on the record as supporting the use of eCigarettes to help people quit, Public Health England (PHE) has released an updated independent review into the use of eCigarettes and the findings couldn’t be clearer: eCigarettes pose a fraction of the risks of smoking and switching completely from smoking to vaping conveys substantial health benefits.

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Government vs consumer in packaging laws review

The government is in favour of principles-based approach for product packaging in response to industry calls to review measurement labelling laws. The Australian government was responding to calls to address industry requests to cut red tape with options to change measurement marking placement rules. At present, a products exact weight and/or volume must appear on the

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