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In March 2010 the Federal Government announced a proposal to remove foil insulation or make it safe from 50,000 houses and undertake another 150,000 inspections. [20] In March 2011, 35 search warrants were executed targeting alleged fraud by businesses and individuals in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
In March 2010 the Federal Government announced a proposal to remove foil insulation or make it safe from 50,000 houses and undertake another 150,000 inspections. [13] In March 2011, 35 search warrants were executed targeting alleged fraud by businesses and individuals in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
The Victorian scheme, based on a computer program, was eventually accepted as the most effective. However, it worked poorly in warm humid climates such as found in Queensland. The development of a nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) began in 1993, based on the Victorian scheme, using the CHEETAH / CHEENATH engine developed at CSIRO.
In Australia, Five star is the first house-rating scheme, which was developed in 1980 by the GMI council of Australia. This scheme was basically based on the three basic elements, glass, mass and insulation of dwelling. Due to many limitations this system failed to attain popularity and in 1990s they develop Victorian scheme.
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23 December 2013: A Royal Commission into the Rudd Government's home insulation scheme begins in Brisbane. 26 December 2013: Acting Prime Minister, Warren Truss, announces that Australia will provide two military aircraft to South Sudan to aid in the current military crisis.
However, the Rudd government's environmental credentials suffered some negative perception from environmental groups when post-Kyoto cuts to emissions were subsequently scaled back [27] and the fallout of the public embarrassing Energy Efficient Homes Package scheme which included the much criticized insulation and Green Loans programs. [28]
Royal Commission on the finances of Western Australia, as affected by Federation (1924–1925) [6] Royal Commission on health (1925–1926) [6] Royal Commission on Norfolk Island affairs (1926) [6] Royal Commission on certain matters in connexion with the British Phosphate Commission (1926) [6] Royal Commission on wireless (1927) [6]