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Australia: How Bishop outflanked Abbott
2014-12-09 08:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: After the prime minister's office blocked Julie Bishop's proposal to travel to a global climate negotiation in Peru, she took the matter to a meeting of the full cabinet to get the decision reversed. When the deputy leader of the Liberal Party and Minister for Foreign Affairs put the case to the cabinet, no one raised any major objection, according to informed government sources. When Julie Bishop put the case to the cabinet, no one raised any objection. Ms Bishop arrives in Peru's capital,...
Australia: Bishop steps up lobbying stop Great Barrier Reef listed 'danger'
2014-12-09 03:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Julie Bishop has intensified diplomatic efforts to avoid the Great Barrier Reef being deemed in danger, claiming any listing would set a very dangerous precedent that would affect other heritage sites around the world. Bishop, who arrived in Lima for climate change talks on Tuesday, will use the trip to escalate Australias lobbying of other nations to avert the Great Barrier Reef being downgraded by Unescos world heritage committee next year. The committee, comprised of experts from 20...
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VIDEO: Jetpack maker takes off in Australia
2014-12-09 02:05:38| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A New Zealand company says it has developed the jetpack into a viable commercial venture and it is aiming to list on the Australian stock exchange.
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BAE, Navantia and Raytheon Australia to support RAN's AWD project
2014-12-09 01:00:00| Naval Technology
BAE Systems, Navantia and Raytheon Australia are set to offer additional shipbuilding expertise for the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) $8.5bn air warfare destroyer (AWD) programme.
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Solar energy world first in Australia
2014-12-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Australian solar power researchers have achieved world-beating levels of efficiency, potentially making large solar plants more competitive with other energy sources such as coal. A team from the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (PV) at the University of NSW has achieved 40.4 per cent "conversion efficiency" by using commercially available solar cells combined with a mirror and filters that reduce wasted energy. It's horse and buggy days as far as solar is concerned at the moment....
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