je.st
news
Tag: australia
Australia: Opposition to Tony Abbott's key policies raises possibility of double dissolution
2013-08-27 06:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Tony Abbott's central policies, including the "direct action" climate plan and his paid parental leave scheme, are likely to face major problems in the upper house whichever way the unpredictable Senate ballot falls on 7 September, leaving open the possibility of a double dissolution election. If the Coalition wins government, as all major polls are predicting, it is unlikely to win control of the Senate in its own right. Abbott would prefer to deal with a Senate where the balance of power...
Tags: key
double
australia
policies
USMC, Australia to participate in Exercise Koolendong 2013
2013-08-27 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The US Marine Corps (USMC) and Australian Army are preparing to take part in Exercise Koolendong 2013, which is scheduled to begin on 28 August 2013.
Tags: australia
exercise
participate
usmc
Australia: Abbott and co can't ignore climate change forever
2013-08-26 07:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Six years ago, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was 90 per cent certain that human activity was the main cause of climate change. That percentage has since risen to 95, according to a new draft report leaked last week. Try as climate deniers might, they can't hide from the science forever, writes Clive Hamilton. The IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report, predictably leaked last week, will not make any significant difference to the global debate. Further confirmation of the science will...
Tags: change
australia
forever
ignore
Australia: Climate change looms as challenge for all parties
2013-08-26 04:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Three years ago then-prime minister Julia Gillard promised there would not be a carbon tax under a government she led. After the 2010 federal election resulted in a hung Parliament, Ms Gillard signed an agreement with the Greens to introduce a price on carbon from 2015, with a transitional period of a fixed carbon tax. Backtracking on her campaign promise fatally undermined Ms Gillard's leadership and the standing of her government. Trust is the currency of politics and once spent can never...
Tags: change
australia
parties
challenge
Australia: Call to remove sea-level rise notices
2013-08-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Newcastle Herald: MORE than 250 residents have demanded the removal of Lake Macquarie City Councils controversial sea level rise and flooding maps and notations, amid concern they threaten $4billion worth of private property. The call comes from accusations that the council is showing disregard to the effects its flood policies are having on peoples lives and hip-pockets, but the council maintains it is acting prudently. Cr Jason Pauling will table at a council meeting today a call from the residents for the...
Tags: call
remove
australia
rise
Sites : [520] [521] [522] [523] [524] [525] [526] [527] [528] [529] [530] [531] [532] [533] [534] [535] [536] [537] [538] [539] next »