This chapter explores the need for and the operation of the concessional tax treatment afforded to conservation covenants since the beginning of this century. Firstly, this paper considers Australia's international obligations in relation to conservation and sustainability and then proceeds to...

This paper critically analyses the policy options for establishing a carbon price in Australia in the post-Kyoto context in the light of the Henry Review and other developments. The paper considers some of the key literature in support of market based instruments including a critical analysis of...