Features By Stuart Cohen
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Tobacco packaging laws could hurt Australian retailers
Over the weekend, the world’s most restrictive packaging law for cigarettes went into effect in Australia. All tobacco products in the country must now be sold in the same generic package, covered with images of diseases caused by smoking.
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Court rules against Lehman Brothers in Australia
It's been four years since the investment bank Lehman Brothers went under, and a federal court in Australia has just found the bank liable for damages in a class action lawsuit over the sale of mortgage-backed securities.
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Australia's carbon tax boosts gambling
A national emissions tax pushed up some electricity and fuel prices so low-income Australians get a rebate check. Many, however, use it to gamble.
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Australian woman wins key Thalidomide settlement
Today, a woman in Australia born without arms or legs reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the distributor of Thalidomide, as a previously undiagnosed victim of the drug's side effects. The case may prompt similar legal action for uncompensated victims around the world.
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In Australia, carbon tax kicks in
In Australia, Aussies are getting used to the first week under a new carbon tax. The country's biggest polluters are paying a steep $24 per ton of carbon emitted -- that's more than twice the cost of carbon permits in the EU.
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Taxing the use of Internet Explorer 7
Do you constantly ignore that pop up message telling you to update your web browser? An online retailer in Australia plans to put a kind of tax on customers who shop using outdated browsers.
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Australia could bring back crocodile hunting safaris
The government in Australia wants to boost the sagging tourism industry. One idea: Bring back the crocodile hunt.
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U.N. warns Australia over Great Barrier Reef
The United Nations World Heritage Organization says the Great Barrier Reef may soon be on its endangered list if Australia doesn't control its industrial development in the next eight months.
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Australia looks to import millionaire investors
Starting July 1, Australia will offer permanent residency to anyone willing to invest $5 million in an Australian company, venture capital fund, or government bonds.
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Australia enacts greenhouse gases tax
Australia's parliament recently approved a law for taxing greenhouse gas emissions.
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