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Australia marked down for reversal of climate change law
2014-02-27 01:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Times: The Australian government has taken an unscientific approach to climate change that is so unintellectual as to be unacceptable, a prominent British Conservative peer has claimed. Australia is very disappointing, said Lord Deben, a former chairman of the UK Conservative party and ex-cabinet minister who heads Globe International, a legislator body that annually assesses laws to combat climate change around the world. The conservative Australian government led by the prime minister Tony Abbott...
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El Nino to Impact Americas, Australia, India, China this Summer
2014-02-27 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS – An El Nino weather event is forecast to develop which should create ideal growing crop conditions in the US, but drier weather is expected in Brazil, Australia, India and China, writes Sarah Mikesell, 5m senior editor.
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Australia: Tony Abbott: drought relief not super favourable social security
2014-02-26 03:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The government has announced an extra $320m to help drought-affected farmers, with Tony Abbott emphasising it was disaster relief not a super favourable social security regime. A farming allowance equivalent to the Newstart allowance will be paid to farming families fortnightly to help them with daily living expenses; $280m in concessional loans will be delivered though eligibility standards yet to be announced, and more money will be poured into water-related infrastructure. Up to $10.7m...
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Origin to acquire stake in Cooper-Eromanga gas blocks in Australia
2014-02-26 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
Origin Energy has signed two farm-in agreements with Senex Energy to acquire exploration interests in the Cooper-Eromanga basin, Australia.
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AUSTRALIA: Pernod Ricard teams with Baz Luhrmann for Absolut Oz
2014-02-25 16:13:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Pernod Ricard has recruited film director Baz Luhrmann to design a limited edition, Australia-themed bottle for a spiced orange-flavoured variant of its Absolut vodka brand.
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