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NSW unveils route for Parramatta light rail in Sydney

2015-12-09 01:00:00| Railway Technology

Australia's New South Wales (NSW) Government has unveiled the preferred route for the Parramatta Light Rail project in Sydney.

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Climate change march: 40,000 take to the streets in Sydney video

2015-11-30 04:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Ahead of the COP21 climate conference in Paris, an estimated 40,000 festive protesters marched in Sydney on Sunday calling on Australia to play a lead role in brokering binding carbon emissions targets for the world to keep global temperature rise below 2C. The marchers, who ranged in age from the very young to the elderly, were among more than 600,000 people who took to the streets in 175 countries around the world to call for a strong deal in Paris

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Climate change rally in Sydney draws thousands of protesters

2015-11-29 04:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Sydney Morning Herald: Thousands of protesters have gathered in Sydney to urge leaders to take action on climate change, with environmentalist Tim Flannery declaring the event the "biggest climate march this country's ever seen". People with drums, placards and costumes gathered in The Domain on Sunday, before the march down Macquarie Street to the Opera House, following speeches and performances calling on those at the Paris climate summit to shift more rapidly to renewable energy. Huge crowds gather for Sydney...

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Huge crowds expected at climate change march in Sydney

2015-11-28 18:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

AAP: Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to march through central Sydney on Sunday to urge leaders to take action on climate change. Rallies will also be held in other capitals including Adelaide, Perth, Hobart and Canberra as global leaders head to the United Nations climate summit in Paris. Sydney march organiser Reece Proudfoot says those taking part in the Australian marches will walk in solidarity with millions of people across the world as part of the global campaign.

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