Comments on: Time for Queensland to scrap its petrol subsidy http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2009/01/15/time-for-qld-to-scrap-its-petrol-subsidy/ The world of politics, policy and public life Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:48:39 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: New Qld Govt plan to “maximise the amount of coal that Qld can export to the world.” - Andrew Bartlett http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2009/01/15/time-for-qld-to-scrap-its-petrol-subsidy/#comment-382 New Qld Govt plan to “maximise the amount of coal that Qld can export to the world.” - Andrew Bartlett Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:17:04 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/bartlett/?p=269#comment-382 [...] the environmentally and economically sensible decision to scrap the state’s eight cents a litre petrol subsidy was immediately countered by the statement that the planned sale of Queensland Rail’s coal assets [...]

...] the environmentally and economically sensible decision to scrap the state’s eight cents a litre petrol subsidy was immediately countered by the statement that the planned sale of Queensland Rail’s coal assets [...

]]> By: Good policies; broken promises - Andrew Bartlett http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2009/01/15/time-for-qld-to-scrap-its-petrol-subsidy/#comment-381 Good policies; broken promises - Andrew Bartlett Mon, 18 May 2009 00:31:59 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/bartlett/?p=269#comment-381 [...] government is floating the idea of scrapping the eight cents a litre subsidy on fuel.  This is an extraordinarily bad policy whichnow costs $600 million a year, but it is also very popular with the public – who wouldn’t [...]

...] government is floating the idea of scrapping the eight cents a litre subsidy on fuel.  This is an extraordinarily bad policy whichnow costs $600 million a year, but it is also very popular with the public – who wouldn’t [...

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