Preventing CO2-induced bad weather in Topeka is expensive: In Australia, it starts with 738 public servants in seven floors of luxury digs with an yearly rent of $6.4 million

Top-end fit-out for carbon cops' new offices | News.com.au

THE Gillard government's carbon tax cops are preparing to fit out their plush new offices with a suite of shiny energy-efficient appliances that most households could only dream of - right down to a 40-bottle wine cabinet.

As Australian families facing electricity price hikes due to the carbon tax are told to switch off bar fridges to save money, tender documents show the Department of Climate Change plans to splash out on at least 10 bar fridges when it goes shopping for a host of high-end whitegoods this month.
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They're looking for 23 fridges, 14 dishwashers, 26 microwaves, two ovens, two cooktops, two wall-mounted rangehoods and a 40-bottle wine cabinet with a glass and stainless-steel front.
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The building, with a yearly rent of $6.4 million, offers 738 public servants luxury digs over seven floors, with space of 16sq m per person and two kitchenettes on each level.