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Fielding finds sceptics in strange places

SENATOR Steve Fielding has had a revelation: the Federal Government is full of climate change sceptics.

Fears lack of certainty will put planning at risk

THE Coalition may have won the praise of the minerals lobby in blocking the emissions trading scheme but other companies and business groups are bemoaning the lack of certainty.

Lack of certainty leaves firms dangling

THE rejection of the emissions trading scheme will cause uncertainty for business and threaten investment in low-emissions technology, industry groups and major power companies are warning.

Surprise support for Kiwi mare Daffodil doesn't sway bookmakers as punters pile into Viewed

A STEADY stream of money for New Zealand mare Daffodil stunned bookmakers at yesterday's Call Of The Card at Crown Palladium, with those taking bets at yesterday's event standing to lose about $1 million should the four-year-old win today's Melbourne Cup.

The Dumb Card: Relic Bus Ticket System For Sydney

IT HAS come to this: the State Government will buy the relics of Brisbane's obsolete ticketing system after ending an eight-year dream of a transport smart card.

Childhood Trauma Pokemon

What: Originally a game on Nintendo's Gameboy, it gradually mutated into a Japanese TV series and trading card game.

Emotion Control

Legend of the Dragon fails to make a fist of it, writes Eliot Fish. LEGEND OF THE DRAGON PC Xbox PS2 X360 Wii PS3 NDS PSP$79.95 $49.95 for PS2 PG Rating: 2/5 MARVEL TRADING CARD GAME PC Xbox PS2 X360 Wii PS3 NDS PSP$79.95 G Rating: 3/5

Collector Plays His Cards Right

EVERYONE collected rugby league cards as kids, but Amercians take the trading card thing to another level. A California collector yesterday paid a record $2.97 million for a rare 1909 baseball card dubbed "the Mona Lisa of trading cards". The fabled T206 Honus Wagner card, recognised as the most valuable souvenir trading card in existence, went to the private collector, with auctioneers SCP Auctions Incorporated serving as a minority partner in the purchase. It was last sold in 2000 for $1.6 ...

Carbon Card Worth A Copy

A BRITISH proposal to issue citizens with a carbon credit card should be considered here, an environmental group says.

Anz To Extend Trading Hours

AFTER years of encouraging Australians to do their banking on the internet, one of the big four banks has decided to extend trading hours in its traditional branch network in a bid to win more business.

The Abc Of Trading Those Newfangled Cfds

The latest trading craze is risky, but it could turn a market dive into profit,Toni Case writes.

Appeal To Think Again On Carbon Trading

THE International Energy Agency has called on Australia to review its rejection of carbon emissions trading and strengthen efforts to encourage energy efficiency.

Debt Hotline Highlights Growing Credit-card Toll

Soaring credit-card debt, even among teenagers, has attracted a flood of calls to a debt hotline and prompted a major study into household debt levels in NSW.

Andre Gets Chance To Cash In On Tour-card Hard Yards

WAMBERAL golfer Andre Stolz's dream of playing in a US Masters is still alive after he recently gained a player's card to compete on the $350million US tour next year.