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ADELAIDE’S ONLINE DAI LY NEWS PAP ER Monday 17th August 2009 AM ED I T ION | FR E E WEATHER Max Min MON 17 10 WED Max Min 20 12 Max Min Max Min THE INSIDER SA company Era Publications has been named the 2009 National Family Business of the Year – First Generation. The book publisher was awarded the title at Family Business Australia’s national conference in Darwin. The government’s proposed emissions trading scheme (ETS) is likely to cause a dramatic rise in grocery prices, large retailers have warned. I SPY PHOTOS TODAY IN SA • Health in Transition international conference at Adelaide Convention Centre until Thusday. • The Judiciary, the Executive and the Rule of Law Forum at Elder Hall, Adelaide University, from 5.15pm today. • National Cupcake Day to raise funds for the RSPCA. BUSINESS The defeated scheme is expected to be reintroduced by the government in an altered form but grocery retailers are warning that it could see prices rise by as much as seven per cent. In a decision welcomed by the Opposition, Climate Change Minister Penny Wong confirmed yesterday the Government will remove industry uncertainty by breaking the link between the defeated scheme and legislation for a 20 per cent renewable energy target in the electricity industry by 2020. The target legislation is now likely to be passed this week. Australian Retailers Association executive director Russell Zimmerman said the ETS would hurt consumers in the long run. JOEL DRY TUES 20 7 THURS 18 11 Grocery price hike NEWS IN BRIEF Bushfire report The interim report from the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission, the blueprint for the state’s bushfire response postBlack Saturday, will be released today. Bushfire sirens, new refuges and changes to the “stay or go” policy may be included in the report, aimed at tightening up procedures. – AAP Murder charge Two young men are expected to face court today over the alleged murder of a 60-year-old man at Woodville on the weekend. The man’s family found his body in his unit. Police said it appeared he had been severely bashed. Support for ETS Most Australian voters support the Federal Government reintroducing the legislation for its emissions trading scheme (ETS) in three months, a Herald/Nielsen poll shows. The poll also shows former treasurer Peter Costello remains the most preferred Liberal leader, despite him leaving politics. – AAP SPORT Concern over supermarket lease transfers Click here to watch Jamaican Usain Bolt win the 100m World Champs title in Berlin in an amazing world record time of 9.58 seconds. Yang, Asia’s fi rst major golf champion
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