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Tax-wary Alcoa still bullish on alumina
The Australian
But Alcoa of Australia managing director Alan Cransberg also warns that domestic factors, including a possible carbon tax, could keep the long-planned $3 ...

Macarthur Coal against carbon tax
Sydney Morning Herald
Most resources companies are against the introduction of a carbon tax in Australia before the rest of the world, Macarthur Coal chairman Keith DeLacy says. ...

Broken carbon promise not my fault: PM
Sydney Morning Herald
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says it is not her fault that she may break an election promise and introduce a carbon tax while leader of the federal ...

Carbon tax 'just revenue raising', says Linc Energy chief Peter Bond
The Australian
LINC Energy chief executive Peter Bond does not believe the time is right for a carbon tax. Mr Bond laments the call made last week by BHP Billiton chief ...

Letters: Carbon tax idea panned
Houston Chronicle
Regarding "The time is right for a carbon tax" (Page B10, Sunday), the authors argue that tax increases are a necessity because politicians don't have the ...