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Friday, May 4, 2012
SAFETY NET: How staying connected saves lives
# Can reach 95 per cent of young Aussies online
# One in three online users wouldn't otherwise get help
WE live our lives on the internet. It's what we do.
It's 2012 and, as many lament technology's role in the death of conversation, we must cherish technology's role in bringing us together.
Nine in 10 young Australians use the internet daily. That's a fact. Here's another: Suicide is the leading cause - at a rate of one in four - of death among men aged 15-24.
This is where online mental healthcare, or "e-care", comes in. Services like Lifeline's online crisis chat help people communicate, in 2012 and beyond, in a way they understand and in a manner they feel comfortable.
Young Australians who think about suicide are strongly opposed to seeking help. In fact, one in four young Australians experience a mental illness, yet 70 per cent of them will never seek help. That's why mental health organisations are adapting, and moving the mountain to Mohamed.
Reaching new people
Lifeline's trials revealed that more than a third of those who used their online chat service would not seek help from other modes.
The bottom line is this: services like Lifeline's Online Crisis Support Chat Service are reaching people that would otherwise be at risk of slipping through the cracks. One in three people told us exactly that.
This strong preference for online crisis support is significant but also unsurprising and reiterates the imperative for mental healthcare services to invest in technology.
Lifeline's service can connect people in need for $31. This provides roughly an hour of counselling, which can be enough to save a person's life.
Mark, a Lifeline online crisis supporter, told news.com.au he personally spoke to a high number of people in need who, without an online service, would not have otherwise sought help.
"We're reaching people with some really significant issues who haven't reached out before," he said.
"It's a first safe step for them to ask for help and for them to take that first step. Often that's a younger demographic."
Generation Tech
On the subject of technology's role in confronting suicide, blogger Mia Freedman wrote:
"(My friend) thinks more public discussion about suicide (and especially the mental illnesses that cause it such as depression) is crucial. According to Michael Carr-Gregg, it can be a powerful medium where marginalised, disaffected, disaffiliated young people at risk of suicide are able to come into contact with support at sites such as Beyondblue.org.au. And psychologists are increasingly moving into cyberspace with counselling sessions by kidshelpline and reachout now available online."
Lifeline shares this desire to innovate and to "provide services in ways that work for people, in ways that people need, in a medium that they feel comfortable in".
"Going online makes sense to us, because we know we can reach a whole new audience of people in crisis," said Lifeline spokesman Chris Wagner.
"Young people like to seek help online. So Lifeline must be there for them."
Let's take this online
Lifeline is not alone.
The Government's roll-out of the National Broadband Network will put high-speed internet into more homes in the country than ever before. This makes it easier for organisations like Lifeline to attract people in remote areas, who may otherwise struggle to reach out for counselling by traditional means.
The Inspire Foundation hopes this will help young Australians to be safer, healthier, happier and more resilient.
"The NBN will enable even more capacity for the development of online technologies, and with it will come further opportunities for improving the wellbeing of young people" wrote Inspire's Doug Millen last year.
The Young and Well CRC (Cooperative Research Centre) is charged with exploring the role of technology in our lives and how it can be used to improve our mental health and wellbeing. They claim 75 per cent of mental illnesses occur in young people.
Ehon Chan founded Soften The F*ck Up as a means of reaching out to men online. The initiative urges men to challenge traditional notions of masculinity by embracing their emotions and reaching out for help.
He says technology and treatment run hand in hand.
"Online counselling helps for people who find it hard to pick up the phone, or where a mobile is not the most accessible," he said.
"What's exciting about the rollout of the NBN is that more people in rural areas will have high-speed internet. Things like Lifeline's counselling service will really help."
Perth-based counsellor Ben Mullings has spent years researching online chat therapy. His studies prove that people feel less vulnerable and more willing to open up from behind a computer screen.
"Doing it from home, where they don't feel so heavily scrutinised was an enormous benefit," he told news.com.au.
"One person said: 'When I cry I can't talk, but I can type'. Somehow they're able to get the words out and make more use of their time.
"Many decided to make the next step and see their GP or a counsellor face-to-face. For some people it helped bridge the gap."
Please follow news.com.au's onehour|onelife campaign during May and give generously to Lifeline's new Online Crisis Support Chat Service - live on May 8.
If you or someone you know may be at risk of suicide contact Lifeline 13 11 14, beyondblue 1300 22 46 36, or Salvo Care Line 1300 36 36 22.
# One in three online users wouldn't otherwise get help
WE live our lives on the internet. It's what we do.
It's 2012 and, as many lament technology's role in the death of conversation, we must cherish technology's role in bringing us together.
Nine in 10 young Australians use the internet daily. That's a fact. Here's another: Suicide is the leading cause - at a rate of one in four - of death among men aged 15-24.
This is where online mental healthcare, or "e-care", comes in. Services like Lifeline's online crisis chat help people communicate, in 2012 and beyond, in a way they understand and in a manner they feel comfortable.
Young Australians who think about suicide are strongly opposed to seeking help. In fact, one in four young Australians experience a mental illness, yet 70 per cent of them will never seek help. That's why mental health organisations are adapting, and moving the mountain to Mohamed.
Reaching new people
Lifeline's trials revealed that more than a third of those who used their online chat service would not seek help from other modes.
The bottom line is this: services like Lifeline's Online Crisis Support Chat Service are reaching people that would otherwise be at risk of slipping through the cracks. One in three people told us exactly that.
This strong preference for online crisis support is significant but also unsurprising and reiterates the imperative for mental healthcare services to invest in technology.
Lifeline's service can connect people in need for $31. This provides roughly an hour of counselling, which can be enough to save a person's life.
Mark, a Lifeline online crisis supporter, told news.com.au he personally spoke to a high number of people in need who, without an online service, would not have otherwise sought help.
"We're reaching people with some really significant issues who haven't reached out before," he said.
"It's a first safe step for them to ask for help and for them to take that first step. Often that's a younger demographic."
Generation Tech
On the subject of technology's role in confronting suicide, blogger Mia Freedman wrote:
"(My friend) thinks more public discussion about suicide (and especially the mental illnesses that cause it such as depression) is crucial. According to Michael Carr-Gregg, it can be a powerful medium where marginalised, disaffected, disaffiliated young people at risk of suicide are able to come into contact with support at sites such as Beyondblue.org.au. And psychologists are increasingly moving into cyberspace with counselling sessions by kidshelpline and reachout now available online."
Lifeline shares this desire to innovate and to "provide services in ways that work for people, in ways that people need, in a medium that they feel comfortable in".
"Going online makes sense to us, because we know we can reach a whole new audience of people in crisis," said Lifeline spokesman Chris Wagner.
"Young people like to seek help online. So Lifeline must be there for them."
Let's take this online
Lifeline is not alone.
The Government's roll-out of the National Broadband Network will put high-speed internet into more homes in the country than ever before. This makes it easier for organisations like Lifeline to attract people in remote areas, who may otherwise struggle to reach out for counselling by traditional means.
The Inspire Foundation hopes this will help young Australians to be safer, healthier, happier and more resilient.
"The NBN will enable even more capacity for the development of online technologies, and with it will come further opportunities for improving the wellbeing of young people" wrote Inspire's Doug Millen last year.
The Young and Well CRC (Cooperative Research Centre) is charged with exploring the role of technology in our lives and how it can be used to improve our mental health and wellbeing. They claim 75 per cent of mental illnesses occur in young people.
Ehon Chan founded Soften The F*ck Up as a means of reaching out to men online. The initiative urges men to challenge traditional notions of masculinity by embracing their emotions and reaching out for help.
He says technology and treatment run hand in hand.
"Online counselling helps for people who find it hard to pick up the phone, or where a mobile is not the most accessible," he said.
"What's exciting about the rollout of the NBN is that more people in rural areas will have high-speed internet. Things like Lifeline's counselling service will really help."
Perth-based counsellor Ben Mullings has spent years researching online chat therapy. His studies prove that people feel less vulnerable and more willing to open up from behind a computer screen.
"Doing it from home, where they don't feel so heavily scrutinised was an enormous benefit," he told news.com.au.
"One person said: 'When I cry I can't talk, but I can type'. Somehow they're able to get the words out and make more use of their time.
"Many decided to make the next step and see their GP or a counsellor face-to-face. For some people it helped bridge the gap."
Please follow news.com.au's onehour|onelife campaign during May and give generously to Lifeline's new Online Crisis Support Chat Service - live on May 8.
If you or someone you know may be at risk of suicide contact Lifeline 13 11 14, beyondblue 1300 22 46 36, or Salvo Care Line 1300 36 36 22.
SAFETY NET: How staying connected saves lives
# Can reach 95 per cent of young Aussies online
# One in three online users wouldn't otherwise get help
WE live our lives on the internet. It's what we do.
It's 2012 and, as many lament technology's role in the death of conversation, we must cherish technology's role in bringing us together.
Nine in 10 young Australians use the internet daily. That's a fact. Here's another: Suicide is the leading cause - at a rate of one in four - of death among men aged 15-24.
This is where online mental healthcare, or "e-care", comes in. Services like Lifeline's online crisis chat help people communicate, in 2012 and beyond, in a way they understand and in a manner they feel comfortable.
Young Australians who think about suicide are strongly opposed to seeking help. In fact, one in four young Australians experience a mental illness, yet 70 per cent of them will never seek help. That's why mental health organisations are adapting, and moving the mountain to Mohamed.
Reaching new people
Lifeline's trials revealed that more than a third of those who used their online chat service would not seek help from other modes.
The bottom line is this: services like Lifeline's Online Crisis Support Chat Service are reaching people that would otherwise be at risk of slipping through the cracks. One in three people told us exactly that.
This strong preference for online crisis support is significant but also unsurprising and reiterates the imperative for mental healthcare services to invest in technology.
Lifeline's service can connect people in need for $31. This provides roughly an hour of counselling, which can be enough to save a person's life.
Mark, a Lifeline online crisis supporter, told news.com.au he personally spoke to a high number of people in need who, without an online service, would not have otherwise sought help.
"We're reaching people with some really significant issues who haven't reached out before," he said.
"It's a first safe step for them to ask for help and for them to take that first step. Often that's a younger demographic."
Generation Tech
On the subject of technology's role in confronting suicide, blogger Mia Freedman wrote:
"(My friend) thinks more public discussion about suicide (and especially the mental illnesses that cause it such as depression) is crucial. According to Michael Carr-Gregg, it can be a powerful medium where marginalised, disaffected, disaffiliated young people at risk of suicide are able to come into contact with support at sites such as Beyondblue.org.au. And psychologists are increasingly moving into cyberspace with counselling sessions by kidshelpline and reachout now available online."
Lifeline shares this desire to innovate and to "provide services in ways that work for people, in ways that people need, in a medium that they feel comfortable in".
"Going online makes sense to us, because we know we can reach a whole new audience of people in crisis," said Lifeline spokesman Chris Wagner.
"Young people like to seek help online. So Lifeline must be there for them."
Let's take this online
Lifeline is not alone.
The Government's roll-out of the National Broadband Network will put high-speed internet into more homes in the country than ever before. This makes it easier for organisations like Lifeline to attract people in remote areas, who may otherwise struggle to reach out for counselling by traditional means.
The Inspire Foundation hopes this will help young Australians to be safer, healthier, happier and more resilient.
"The NBN will enable even more capacity for the development of online technologies, and with it will come further opportunities for improving the wellbeing of young people" wrote Inspire's Doug Millen last year.
The Young and Well CRC (Cooperative Research Centre) is charged with exploring the role of technology in our lives and how it can be used to improve our mental health and wellbeing. They claim 75 per cent of mental illnesses occur in young people.
Ehon Chan founded Soften The F*ck Up as a means of reaching out to men online. The initiative urges men to challenge traditional notions of masculinity by embracing their emotions and reaching out for help.
He says technology and treatment run hand in hand.
"Online counselling helps for people who find it hard to pick up the phone, or where a mobile is not the most accessible," he said.
"What's exciting about the rollout of the NBN is that more people in rural areas will have high-speed internet. Things like Lifeline's counselling service will really help."
Perth-based counsellor Ben Mullings has spent years researching online chat therapy. His studies prove that people feel less vulnerable and more willing to open up from behind a computer screen.
"Doing it from home, where they don't feel so heavily scrutinised was an enormous benefit," he told news.com.au.
"One person said: 'When I cry I can't talk, but I can type'. Somehow they're able to get the words out and make more use of their time.
"Many decided to make the next step and see their GP or a counsellor face-to-face. For some people it helped bridge the gap."
Please follow news.com.au's onehour|onelife campaign during May and give generously to Lifeline's new Online Crisis Support Chat Service - live on May 8.
If you or someone you know may be at risk of suicide contact Lifeline 13 11 14, beyondblue 1300 22 46 36, or Salvo Care Line 1300 36 36 22.
# One in three online users wouldn't otherwise get help
WE live our lives on the internet. It's what we do.
It's 2012 and, as many lament technology's role in the death of conversation, we must cherish technology's role in bringing us together.
Nine in 10 young Australians use the internet daily. That's a fact. Here's another: Suicide is the leading cause - at a rate of one in four - of death among men aged 15-24.
This is where online mental healthcare, or "e-care", comes in. Services like Lifeline's online crisis chat help people communicate, in 2012 and beyond, in a way they understand and in a manner they feel comfortable.
Young Australians who think about suicide are strongly opposed to seeking help. In fact, one in four young Australians experience a mental illness, yet 70 per cent of them will never seek help. That's why mental health organisations are adapting, and moving the mountain to Mohamed.
Reaching new people
Lifeline's trials revealed that more than a third of those who used their online chat service would not seek help from other modes.
The bottom line is this: services like Lifeline's Online Crisis Support Chat Service are reaching people that would otherwise be at risk of slipping through the cracks. One in three people told us exactly that.
This strong preference for online crisis support is significant but also unsurprising and reiterates the imperative for mental healthcare services to invest in technology.
Lifeline's service can connect people in need for $31. This provides roughly an hour of counselling, which can be enough to save a person's life.
Mark, a Lifeline online crisis supporter, told news.com.au he personally spoke to a high number of people in need who, without an online service, would not have otherwise sought help.
"We're reaching people with some really significant issues who haven't reached out before," he said.
"It's a first safe step for them to ask for help and for them to take that first step. Often that's a younger demographic."
Generation Tech
On the subject of technology's role in confronting suicide, blogger Mia Freedman wrote:
"(My friend) thinks more public discussion about suicide (and especially the mental illnesses that cause it such as depression) is crucial. According to Michael Carr-Gregg, it can be a powerful medium where marginalised, disaffected, disaffiliated young people at risk of suicide are able to come into contact with support at sites such as Beyondblue.org.au. And psychologists are increasingly moving into cyberspace with counselling sessions by kidshelpline and reachout now available online."
Lifeline shares this desire to innovate and to "provide services in ways that work for people, in ways that people need, in a medium that they feel comfortable in".
"Going online makes sense to us, because we know we can reach a whole new audience of people in crisis," said Lifeline spokesman Chris Wagner.
"Young people like to seek help online. So Lifeline must be there for them."
Let's take this online
Lifeline is not alone.
The Government's roll-out of the National Broadband Network will put high-speed internet into more homes in the country than ever before. This makes it easier for organisations like Lifeline to attract people in remote areas, who may otherwise struggle to reach out for counselling by traditional means.
The Inspire Foundation hopes this will help young Australians to be safer, healthier, happier and more resilient.
"The NBN will enable even more capacity for the development of online technologies, and with it will come further opportunities for improving the wellbeing of young people" wrote Inspire's Doug Millen last year.
The Young and Well CRC (Cooperative Research Centre) is charged with exploring the role of technology in our lives and how it can be used to improve our mental health and wellbeing. They claim 75 per cent of mental illnesses occur in young people.
Ehon Chan founded Soften The F*ck Up as a means of reaching out to men online. The initiative urges men to challenge traditional notions of masculinity by embracing their emotions and reaching out for help.
He says technology and treatment run hand in hand.
"Online counselling helps for people who find it hard to pick up the phone, or where a mobile is not the most accessible," he said.
"What's exciting about the rollout of the NBN is that more people in rural areas will have high-speed internet. Things like Lifeline's counselling service will really help."
Perth-based counsellor Ben Mullings has spent years researching online chat therapy. His studies prove that people feel less vulnerable and more willing to open up from behind a computer screen.
"Doing it from home, where they don't feel so heavily scrutinised was an enormous benefit," he told news.com.au.
"One person said: 'When I cry I can't talk, but I can type'. Somehow they're able to get the words out and make more use of their time.
"Many decided to make the next step and see their GP or a counsellor face-to-face. For some people it helped bridge the gap."
Please follow news.com.au's onehour|onelife campaign during May and give generously to Lifeline's new Online Crisis Support Chat Service - live on May 8.
If you or someone you know may be at risk of suicide contact Lifeline 13 11 14, beyondblue 1300 22 46 36, or Salvo Care Line 1300 36 36 22.
When was the last time you ate off the ground?
* Cleaning company buys dropped food study
* Finds three-second rule applies - sometimes
* Five out of five mums found guilty
HOW long is too long when it comes to eating off the floor?
According to a study of dropped food - and children's dummies - by Manchester Metropolitan University, it depends on what you're eating.
Within three seconds of hitting the ground, a dummy has already picked up traces of E coli.
"We also discovered Pseudomonas - bacteria which could potentially lead to respiratory, tissue and urinary tract infections, for those whose health is already compromised," MMU Technical officer Kathy Lees told the Daily Mail.
Bad news for parents who've had that "how did that get there" moment when opening their little darling's nappy, but good news for cleaning experts Vileda, who paid for the study.
The team also dropped jam, cooked pasta (thrown spaghetti at a wall, anyone?), ham, biscuits and dried fruit.
The pasta and dried fruit picked bacteria up quickest, but the team said you've got a bit longer with food with a high sugar or salt content.
Dried biscuits and processed food took between five and 10 seconds before bacteria started to form, but were still relatively safe to eat.
Vileda followed the study up with their own research, surveying five mums.
Their alarming findings revealed 100 per cent of mums studied returned dropped dummies to their babies' mouths.
"Our advice is to minimise risk and keep your floor clean by regularly mopping," Vileda, which sells the odd mop or two, said.
"Mop heads need to be replaced every three months."
* Finds three-second rule applies - sometimes
* Five out of five mums found guilty
HOW long is too long when it comes to eating off the floor?
According to a study of dropped food - and children's dummies - by Manchester Metropolitan University, it depends on what you're eating.
Within three seconds of hitting the ground, a dummy has already picked up traces of E coli.
"We also discovered Pseudomonas - bacteria which could potentially lead to respiratory, tissue and urinary tract infections, for those whose health is already compromised," MMU Technical officer Kathy Lees told the Daily Mail.
Bad news for parents who've had that "how did that get there" moment when opening their little darling's nappy, but good news for cleaning experts Vileda, who paid for the study.
The team also dropped jam, cooked pasta (thrown spaghetti at a wall, anyone?), ham, biscuits and dried fruit.
The pasta and dried fruit picked bacteria up quickest, but the team said you've got a bit longer with food with a high sugar or salt content.
Dried biscuits and processed food took between five and 10 seconds before bacteria started to form, but were still relatively safe to eat.
Vileda followed the study up with their own research, surveying five mums.
Their alarming findings revealed 100 per cent of mums studied returned dropped dummies to their babies' mouths.
"Our advice is to minimise risk and keep your floor clean by regularly mopping," Vileda, which sells the odd mop or two, said.
"Mop heads need to be replaced every three months."
When was the last time you ate off the ground?
* Cleaning company buys dropped food study
* Finds three-second rule applies - sometimes
* Five out of five mums found guilty
HOW long is too long when it comes to eating off the floor?
According to a study of dropped food - and children's dummies - by Manchester Metropolitan University, it depends on what you're eating.
Within three seconds of hitting the ground, a dummy has already picked up traces of E coli.
"We also discovered Pseudomonas - bacteria which could potentially lead to respiratory, tissue and urinary tract infections, for those whose health is already compromised," MMU Technical officer Kathy Lees told the Daily Mail.
Bad news for parents who've had that "how did that get there" moment when opening their little darling's nappy, but good news for cleaning experts Vileda, who paid for the study.
The team also dropped jam, cooked pasta (thrown spaghetti at a wall, anyone?), ham, biscuits and dried fruit.
The pasta and dried fruit picked bacteria up quickest, but the team said you've got a bit longer with food with a high sugar or salt content.
Dried biscuits and processed food took between five and 10 seconds before bacteria started to form, but were still relatively safe to eat.
Vileda followed the study up with their own research, surveying five mums.
Their alarming findings revealed 100 per cent of mums studied returned dropped dummies to their babies' mouths.
"Our advice is to minimise risk and keep your floor clean by regularly mopping," Vileda, which sells the odd mop or two, said.
"Mop heads need to be replaced every three months."
* Finds three-second rule applies - sometimes
* Five out of five mums found guilty
HOW long is too long when it comes to eating off the floor?
According to a study of dropped food - and children's dummies - by Manchester Metropolitan University, it depends on what you're eating.
Within three seconds of hitting the ground, a dummy has already picked up traces of E coli.
"We also discovered Pseudomonas - bacteria which could potentially lead to respiratory, tissue and urinary tract infections, for those whose health is already compromised," MMU Technical officer Kathy Lees told the Daily Mail.
Bad news for parents who've had that "how did that get there" moment when opening their little darling's nappy, but good news for cleaning experts Vileda, who paid for the study.
The team also dropped jam, cooked pasta (thrown spaghetti at a wall, anyone?), ham, biscuits and dried fruit.
The pasta and dried fruit picked bacteria up quickest, but the team said you've got a bit longer with food with a high sugar or salt content.
Dried biscuits and processed food took between five and 10 seconds before bacteria started to form, but were still relatively safe to eat.
Vileda followed the study up with their own research, surveying five mums.
Their alarming findings revealed 100 per cent of mums studied returned dropped dummies to their babies' mouths.
"Our advice is to minimise risk and keep your floor clean by regularly mopping," Vileda, which sells the odd mop or two, said.
"Mop heads need to be replaced every three months."
Carbon price check, get ready to pay u
* List of companies set to pay carbon price scheme
* Steel, aluminium makers among those listed
* Comes amid warnings "Australian industry could be at risk"
GIANT steel and aluminium makers will be among almost 250 companies paying the carbon price from July, along with electricity distributers and even a NSW regional council.
They will have to pay $23 for each tonne of their carbon pollution and will keep paying until they reduce their emissions.
The Government today released the names of the 248 “entities'' (see full list here) who will be liable for the carbon penalty because they are responsible for 70 per cent of the nation's emissions.
The names on the Liable Entities Public Information Database (LEPID) includes a roll call of major coal projects - from Anglo Coal to Yarrabee Coal.
And they include car maker Toyota, paper maker Visy, the South Australian Water Company, the Teys Meat Group, Snowy Hydro Ltd and the Wagga Wagga City Council.
And it seems high rollers are big polluters too with Crown Casino also on the list.
Other companies will be added to the list and it is expected to total just under 500 by July.
Legislation requires the Clean Energy Regulator to publish a list of entities that are likely to be liable under the carbon pricing mechanism.
“We've written to around 330 entities advising we believe they are likely to be liable entities for the 2012-13 financial year,'' said chair of the regulator Chloe Munro.
“These entities account for more than 95 per cent of emissions covered by the carbon pricing mechanism.
“Following that consultation we have today published 248 entities that we are satisfied are likely to be liable entities. These entities account for around 70 per cent of emissions covered by the carbon pricing mechanism.''
There will be a fixed price on carbon until 2015 when the market will set the penalty, as long as it doesn't go below a floor price set by the Government.
The Government today was forced to defend its scheme after independent Rob Oakeshott said the post-2015 floor price should be scrapped because it would keep prices well above those charged by overseas competitors.
Mr Oakeshott also wants to recall the multi-party group which drew up the scheme to be reconvened to consider changes.
The Government made clear nothing would change and regulations for the floor price would be introduced. But Mr Oakeshott said Australian industry could be at risk.
“Anyone who follows the international carbon price can see that the floor price in 2015 has the real potential of being in play - that is a risk to investment in Australia and a risk to the taxpayer in Australia,'' he said.
“Hopefully, in a sensible way, policy makers - either through the multi-party Climate Change Committee or through other means - can really think hard about whether it is in the scheme's best interests ... and the nation's best interests.''
Climate Change Minister Greg Combet plans to discuss the issue with the independent MP but made clear today Mr Oakeshott would be held to his signed agreement to support the scheme as it stands.
"We all negotiated that agreement, we intend abiding by it, but we haven't bought regulations forward at this stage to implement the floor price and I'll be having some discussions with Mr Oakeshott and others as we develop them," Mr Combet said.
* Steel, aluminium makers among those listed
* Comes amid warnings "Australian industry could be at risk"
GIANT steel and aluminium makers will be among almost 250 companies paying the carbon price from July, along with electricity distributers and even a NSW regional council.
They will have to pay $23 for each tonne of their carbon pollution and will keep paying until they reduce their emissions.
The Government today released the names of the 248 “entities'' (see full list here) who will be liable for the carbon penalty because they are responsible for 70 per cent of the nation's emissions.
The names on the Liable Entities Public Information Database (LEPID) includes a roll call of major coal projects - from Anglo Coal to Yarrabee Coal.
And they include car maker Toyota, paper maker Visy, the South Australian Water Company, the Teys Meat Group, Snowy Hydro Ltd and the Wagga Wagga City Council.
And it seems high rollers are big polluters too with Crown Casino also on the list.
Other companies will be added to the list and it is expected to total just under 500 by July.
Legislation requires the Clean Energy Regulator to publish a list of entities that are likely to be liable under the carbon pricing mechanism.
“We've written to around 330 entities advising we believe they are likely to be liable entities for the 2012-13 financial year,'' said chair of the regulator Chloe Munro.
“These entities account for more than 95 per cent of emissions covered by the carbon pricing mechanism.
“Following that consultation we have today published 248 entities that we are satisfied are likely to be liable entities. These entities account for around 70 per cent of emissions covered by the carbon pricing mechanism.''
There will be a fixed price on carbon until 2015 when the market will set the penalty, as long as it doesn't go below a floor price set by the Government.
The Government today was forced to defend its scheme after independent Rob Oakeshott said the post-2015 floor price should be scrapped because it would keep prices well above those charged by overseas competitors.
Mr Oakeshott also wants to recall the multi-party group which drew up the scheme to be reconvened to consider changes.
The Government made clear nothing would change and regulations for the floor price would be introduced. But Mr Oakeshott said Australian industry could be at risk.
“Anyone who follows the international carbon price can see that the floor price in 2015 has the real potential of being in play - that is a risk to investment in Australia and a risk to the taxpayer in Australia,'' he said.
“Hopefully, in a sensible way, policy makers - either through the multi-party Climate Change Committee or through other means - can really think hard about whether it is in the scheme's best interests ... and the nation's best interests.''
Climate Change Minister Greg Combet plans to discuss the issue with the independent MP but made clear today Mr Oakeshott would be held to his signed agreement to support the scheme as it stands.
"We all negotiated that agreement, we intend abiding by it, but we haven't bought regulations forward at this stage to implement the floor price and I'll be having some discussions with Mr Oakeshott and others as we develop them," Mr Combet said.
Carbon price check, get ready to pay u
* List of companies set to pay carbon price scheme
* Steel, aluminium makers among those listed
* Comes amid warnings "Australian industry could be at risk"
GIANT steel and aluminium makers will be among almost 250 companies paying the carbon price from July, along with electricity distributers and even a NSW regional council.
They will have to pay $23 for each tonne of their carbon pollution and will keep paying until they reduce their emissions.
The Government today released the names of the 248 “entities'' (see full list here) who will be liable for the carbon penalty because they are responsible for 70 per cent of the nation's emissions.
The names on the Liable Entities Public Information Database (LEPID) includes a roll call of major coal projects - from Anglo Coal to Yarrabee Coal.
And they include car maker Toyota, paper maker Visy, the South Australian Water Company, the Teys Meat Group, Snowy Hydro Ltd and the Wagga Wagga City Council.
And it seems high rollers are big polluters too with Crown Casino also on the list.
Other companies will be added to the list and it is expected to total just under 500 by July.
Legislation requires the Clean Energy Regulator to publish a list of entities that are likely to be liable under the carbon pricing mechanism.
“We've written to around 330 entities advising we believe they are likely to be liable entities for the 2012-13 financial year,'' said chair of the regulator Chloe Munro.
“These entities account for more than 95 per cent of emissions covered by the carbon pricing mechanism.
“Following that consultation we have today published 248 entities that we are satisfied are likely to be liable entities. These entities account for around 70 per cent of emissions covered by the carbon pricing mechanism.''
There will be a fixed price on carbon until 2015 when the market will set the penalty, as long as it doesn't go below a floor price set by the Government.
The Government today was forced to defend its scheme after independent Rob Oakeshott said the post-2015 floor price should be scrapped because it would keep prices well above those charged by overseas competitors.
Mr Oakeshott also wants to recall the multi-party group which drew up the scheme to be reconvened to consider changes.
The Government made clear nothing would change and regulations for the floor price would be introduced. But Mr Oakeshott said Australian industry could be at risk.
“Anyone who follows the international carbon price can see that the floor price in 2015 has the real potential of being in play - that is a risk to investment in Australia and a risk to the taxpayer in Australia,'' he said.
“Hopefully, in a sensible way, policy makers - either through the multi-party Climate Change Committee or through other means - can really think hard about whether it is in the scheme's best interests ... and the nation's best interests.''
Climate Change Minister Greg Combet plans to discuss the issue with the independent MP but made clear today Mr Oakeshott would be held to his signed agreement to support the scheme as it stands.
"We all negotiated that agreement, we intend abiding by it, but we haven't bought regulations forward at this stage to implement the floor price and I'll be having some discussions with Mr Oakeshott and others as we develop them," Mr Combet said.
* Steel, aluminium makers among those listed
* Comes amid warnings "Australian industry could be at risk"
GIANT steel and aluminium makers will be among almost 250 companies paying the carbon price from July, along with electricity distributers and even a NSW regional council.
They will have to pay $23 for each tonne of their carbon pollution and will keep paying until they reduce their emissions.
The Government today released the names of the 248 “entities'' (see full list here) who will be liable for the carbon penalty because they are responsible for 70 per cent of the nation's emissions.
The names on the Liable Entities Public Information Database (LEPID) includes a roll call of major coal projects - from Anglo Coal to Yarrabee Coal.
And they include car maker Toyota, paper maker Visy, the South Australian Water Company, the Teys Meat Group, Snowy Hydro Ltd and the Wagga Wagga City Council.
And it seems high rollers are big polluters too with Crown Casino also on the list.
Other companies will be added to the list and it is expected to total just under 500 by July.
Legislation requires the Clean Energy Regulator to publish a list of entities that are likely to be liable under the carbon pricing mechanism.
“We've written to around 330 entities advising we believe they are likely to be liable entities for the 2012-13 financial year,'' said chair of the regulator Chloe Munro.
“These entities account for more than 95 per cent of emissions covered by the carbon pricing mechanism.
“Following that consultation we have today published 248 entities that we are satisfied are likely to be liable entities. These entities account for around 70 per cent of emissions covered by the carbon pricing mechanism.''
There will be a fixed price on carbon until 2015 when the market will set the penalty, as long as it doesn't go below a floor price set by the Government.
The Government today was forced to defend its scheme after independent Rob Oakeshott said the post-2015 floor price should be scrapped because it would keep prices well above those charged by overseas competitors.
Mr Oakeshott also wants to recall the multi-party group which drew up the scheme to be reconvened to consider changes.
The Government made clear nothing would change and regulations for the floor price would be introduced. But Mr Oakeshott said Australian industry could be at risk.
“Anyone who follows the international carbon price can see that the floor price in 2015 has the real potential of being in play - that is a risk to investment in Australia and a risk to the taxpayer in Australia,'' he said.
“Hopefully, in a sensible way, policy makers - either through the multi-party Climate Change Committee or through other means - can really think hard about whether it is in the scheme's best interests ... and the nation's best interests.''
Climate Change Minister Greg Combet plans to discuss the issue with the independent MP but made clear today Mr Oakeshott would be held to his signed agreement to support the scheme as it stands.
"We all negotiated that agreement, we intend abiding by it, but we haven't bought regulations forward at this stage to implement the floor price and I'll be having some discussions with Mr Oakeshott and others as we develop them," Mr Combet said.
