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G20 summit: Australian PM Tony Abbott tries to block climate talks
2014-11-13 19:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: As host of the G20 summit of world leaders in Brisbane this weekend, Australia had been looking forward to its moment in the sun. However, Tony Abbotts government risks becoming an international laughing stock, thanks to its attempts to block discussion of climate change. This weeks landmark agreement between the US and China to reduce carbon emissions has increased pressure on Australia the only developed country to have gone backwards in fighting climate change to put the issue on the...
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Australian court clears Air NZ over price fixing
2014-10-31 21:06:48| Airlines - Topix.net
Air New Zealand and PT Garuda Indonesia have won their bid to dismiss action against them in Australia claiming the airlines were part of a global cartel to fix prices in international air freight services. In the Australian Federal Court, Justice Nye Perram dismissed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission claim against the airlines, the only two to defend the action, accepting their defence that the surcharges interfered with competition in Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia, but not in Australia.
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MDA to continue work for Australian air force as RAAF ends Afghanistan mission
2014-10-28 17:48:52| IT Services - Topix.net
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has received a $40-million contract to provide the Australian air force with support for its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle program through December 2017, with options for up to an additional three years. Vancouver-based MDA has supported the Australian Forces in Afghanistan since January 2010 by providing real-time intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information.
MDA to continue work for Australian air force
2014-10-28 17:48:51| IT Services - Topix.net
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has received a $40-million contract to provide the Australian air force with support for its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle program through December 2017, with options for up to an additional three years. Vancouver-based MDA has supported the Australian Forces in Afghanistan since January 2010 by providing real-time intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information.
Plan won't save Great Barrier Reef: Australian scientists
2014-10-28 02:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Australian government plans to protect the Great Barrier Reef are inadequate, short-sighted and will not prevent its decline, the country's pre-eminent grouping of natural scientists said Tuesday. The draft plan, released for consultation last month, was supposed to allay concerns by the United Nations about the reef's health after UNESCO threatened to put it on the World Heritage "in danger" list. Environment Minister Greg Hunt has said the proposal reflects an effort to balance the priorities...
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