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Investors say Australia must mimic UK biotech tax breaks and attract super funds
2015-10-07 10:08:40| Biotech - Topix.net
Australia should emulate Britain by offering tax breaks to innovators and encourage super funds to support emerging companies in order to develop a vibrant local biotech industry, investors say. New Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has promised to create a more agile, innovative, and creative economy , and his government is considering measures such as abolishing capital gains tax on start-ups to encourage entrepreneurs.
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Free Range Pork a Growth Area for West Australia
2015-10-07 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
AUSTRALIA - Outgoing West Australian Pork Producers’ Association President, Richard Evison, highlighted the growth of free range pork in his report to WAPPA’s 2015 AGM.
Australia: Victoria sleepwalking towards renewable energy goal of 20% for 2020
2015-10-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning News: An initial renewable energy target of 20 per cent set by the Andrews government for the end of the decade could be reached by barely lifting a finger, energy market analysts have found. New analysis of the proposed goal reveals that wind farms already under construction and projected rates of rooftop solar installations will alone lift renewable energy's share in the Victorian electricity mix to 18 per cent by 2020. Last month the Andrews government said it would pursue at least 20 per cent...
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Australia: Bill Shorten says Labor's 50% renewable energy goal is a 'declaration of intent'
2015-10-06 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Bill Shorten says his goal to source 50% of Australias power from renewables by 2030 is a declaration of intent, to be achieved by Labors yet-to-be-detailed policies including an emissions trading scheme, as well as increased consumer demand for clean energy. The Labor leader says the change in prime ministership meant Australia could now have a referendum as to which party had the best policies to shift to a low pollution economy. In a speech apparently aimed at increasing pressure on...
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Australia: Two Dead In Police Station Shooting
2015-10-03 12:17:56| Real Estate - Topix.net
Two people - believed to be a gunman and a police employee - have been shot dead at a police building in Sydney, Australia. According to Sky News Australia, a witness reported a man in a black gown wielding a gun as being among the dead after the shooting at the New South Wales police headquarters, which happened about 4.30pm local time.
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