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Australia: How climate change brought Rudd down
2014-05-10 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Age: It was the moment when the Rudd government lost its way. In this extract from his new book Power Failure, Philip Chubb tells the inside story of how Labor imploded over climate change policy. After the disaster of the UN climate summit in Copenhagen in December 2009, Kevin Rudd suddenly shifted his focus to hospital reform - but his failure to deal with the fall-out for his signature climate policy was to prove fatal to his leadership. In the week after Australia Day 2010, Rudd flew around the...
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AUS: Wine Australia market development chief to step down
2014-05-09 15:52:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Wine Australia has confirmed the departure of its general manager market development.
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Wool Prices in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand (Weekly Report)
2014-05-09 13:37:54| EmergingTextiles.com
Wool prices this week dropped in Australia, although offered quantities fell to extremely low levels. Our weekly 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. A glimpse on the New Zealand and South African markets is provided.
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AUSTRALIA: Massive clothing recalls follow azo dye probe
2014-05-08 16:16:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
More than 121,000 items of clothing have been recalled in Australia following an investigation into levels of potentially carcinogenous azo dyes.
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Australia: Anti-gas protesters brace for massive police dispersal operation
2014-05-07 09:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A large anti-gas drilling protest camp near the NSW town of Lismore is bracing itself for a major police dispersal operation. The Bentley camp, west of Lismore in north-east NSW, has been the home for around 250 people for the past month, with numbers swelling for protest events each Monday. The camp is on land next to a site where energy exploration company Metgasco plans to begin drilling for tight gas, a type of unconventional gas which is a trapped within layers of sandstone. The local...
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