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BIOFUELS: Sugar industry – execution by policy madness

Patrick J. ByrneFeb 16, 20085 min read

The world price of sugar is soaring, but Queensland cane-growers cannot take advantage of it, thanks to misguided government policies.Could Queenslanders imagine their legendary former premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen’s reaction to a Canberra economist/bureaucrat telling him that it would be cheaper for Australia to keep importing coal rather than building the power stations, rail and port facilities for Australia to supply the world…

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