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Australia: Axe the tax, keep the cap

2013-10-21 04:36:23| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Age: When Parliament resumes, the first item of business will be abolishing the carbon tax. The Greens have flatly rejected supporting the repeal. This provides a golden opportunity for the newly minted Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to abandon one of the former Labor Government's greatest liabilities and simultaneously to defend its achievements. In short, the ALP should support repeal of the carbon tax in return for retaining a cap on carbon emissions. Opinion polling has consistently shown that...

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Damen Shipyards receives order for four FCS 2610 Twin Axe vessels

2013-10-21 01:00:00| Ship Technology

Dutch shipping firm Damen Shipyards Group has received order for four more FCS 2610 Twin Axe vessels, two each from Marineco UK of Scotland and from Sure Wind.

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US: Hanesbrands to axe half of Maidenform's workforce

2013-10-17 16:35:32| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

Basic apparel manufacturer Hanesbrands will lay of nearly half of Maidenform Brands' 1,330 staff worldwide as part of its US$583m merger with the rival intimate apparel maker.

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UK MoD to axe ice patrol ship over high repair cost

2013-10-11 01:00:00| Naval Technology

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has decided to scrap the Royal Navys former Antarctic Ocean Survey ship HMS Endurance (A171) by 2015, due to its high repair cost.

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