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A hung parliament looms in Australia
2016-07-03 07:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economist: MALCOLM TURNBULL, the fifth Australian prime minister in a decade, urged voters to help end the countrys political churn by delivering strong, stable majority government when they cast their ballots in the general election on July 2nd. Australians seem resolutely to have ignored him. With almost three-quarters of the vote counted, the opposition Labor party was slightly ahead of Mr Turnbulls conservative Liberal-National coalition. Australia faces the likelihood of a hung parliament, with...
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Australia faces hung parliament after Malcolm Turnbull suffers stunning election setback
2016-07-03 04:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Malcolm Turnbull, the leader of Australia's ruling conservative coalition, faces an uncertain future after suffering a stunning setback in a general election on Saturday which could leave the country with a hung parliament. Despite pledging to provide stability, Mr Turnbull, a former Rhodes Scholar and investment banker, opted two months ago to hold on an early election - a political gamble which appears to have spectacularly backfired. With about 70 per cent of votes counted, Mr Turnbull's...
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Wool Prices in Australia (Weekly Report)
2016-07-01 20:05:35| EmergingTextiles.com
Wool prices are slightly up this week in AUD and EUR terms whereas down in USD terms. Over the last 12 months, wool prices have risen against polyester whereas remaining stable vs cotton and viscose, as reflected by our new comparison tables. Our report delivers a comprehensive view of wool prices in Australia, with a long list of micron types in A$, US$ and euro terms. Historical charts are also available, such as downloadable historical data. Links to weekly market reports in New Zealand and South African are provided.
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Australia: What Is a Green Foreign Policy?
2016-07-01 19:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Diplomat: Australia goes to the polls today. It is a tight race between the two major parties, although the ruling Coalition is favored to remain in power. Meanwhile, Australias third party, the Greens have been growing and have finally began expanding their foreign policy plans. Security studies have come a long way from traditional realist precepts. Human security, food security and environmental security are all considered legitimate themes studied by governments across the world. Climate change represents...
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Australia: Tragic lack of leadership put red hot climate change out in the cold
2016-06-29 07:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: If ever there was going to be a climate change election, surely this was going to be it. As May came and the election date was announced, the implications of the global Paris agreement between more than 190 countries just months earlier were still resonating the world was moving away from fossil fuels and the challenge to keep global warming well below 2C was agreed. The globe had just had its hottest year on record. April was the 12th consecutive month to break global heat records. In Australia,...
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