Drop Direct Action

Here’s a pain-free way to improve Australian Government finances by $2.55 billion – drop the “Direct Action” carbon handouts.

Those destined to receive Direct Action windfalls will love the policy, but no one else in the world will notice any improvement in the climate, or the environment, or their living standards. “Direct Action” is one promise the government should break. Far better than raising taxes on anything. Viv Forbes, Rosewood, Qld, Australia

Viv Forbes——Bio and Archives

Viv Forbes, Chairman, The Carbon Sense Coalition, has spent his life working in exploration, mining, farming, infrastructure, financial analysis and political commentary. He has worked for government departments, private companies and now works as a private contractor and farmer.

Viv has also been a guest writer for the Asian Wall Street Journal, Business Queensland and mining newspapers. He was awarded the “Australian Adam Smith Award for Services to the Free Society” in 1988, and has written widely on political, technical and economic subjects.