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Australia: Great Barrier Reef Avoids Muddy Disaster
2014-09-04 02:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Conservationists have been slapping each other on the back this week after plans to dump 5 million metric tons of mud into the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has been cancelled. However, people are now asking where the mud will go, and aren't getting much of an answer. The mud is expected to be drudged up from the ocean floor as part of a port expansion in northeast Australia. Last month Environment Minister Andrew Powell found himself at odds with reef conservationalists and activists after minister...
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Downer EDI wins miscellaneous works contract for Gorgon project, Western Australia
2014-09-04 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Downer EDI has secured a A$170m ($159m) contract to work on the Gorgon project situated on Barrow Island off the north-west coast of Western Australia.
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Australia: Emissions from energy generation jump most in 8 yrs after carbon price axed
2014-09-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Dark clouds: Carbon emissions from the power sector are back on the way up. Carbon emissions from the country's main electricity grid have risen since the end of the carbon tax by the largest amount in nearly eight years. Data from the National Electricity Market, which covers about 80 per cent of Australia's population, shows that emissions from the sector rose by about 1 million tonnes, or 0.8 per cent, at an annualised rate last month compared with June. That is the biggest two-month...
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Wipro Launches Graduate Hiring Program in Australia
2014-09-03 01:32:32| IT Services - Topix.net
As Australia is a key market, the company is committed to increase the local talent in Australia's workforce.
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Navies of Australia and Philippines jointly conduct boarding exercises in Darwin
2014-09-03 01:00:00| Naval Technology
Personnel from the Royal Australian Navys Anzac-class HMAS Stuart (FFH 153) and Philippine Navys Gregorio del Pilar-class BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16) have conducted mutual exercises to hone their boarding operations.
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