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Australia issues fresh Statement of Expectations to NBN Co
2014-04-10 01:01:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The Australian government has issued an updated Statement of Expectations to NBN Co, the company rolling out the National Broadband Network, confirming the recommendations made by the company in its Strategic Review to deliver broadband upgrades sooner, at less cost for taxpayers, and more affordably for consumers. The updated Statement confirms that the company should continue the NBN rollout using an optimised multi-technology model proposed in the Strategic Review. The technologies to be used in completing the NBN include fibre to the node/basement/ distribution point (FTTN/FTTB/FTTdp), fibre to the premises (FTTP), hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC), fixed wireless and satellite. The government's investment will be capped at AUD 29.5 billion, with the balance of the AUD 41 billion project to be funded by the private sector. NBN Co will also prioritise areas identified as poorly served by the government's Broadband Availability and Quality Report to the extent commercially and operationally feasible.
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Australia: Maules Creek coal mine divides local families and communities
2014-04-09 09:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The tiny chopper quivered in the wind. It hovered at 300 metres and 75-year-old Uncle Neville Sampson, a Gomeroi elder, surveyed the Leard state forest below. Lush box gum woodland, the land that Sampsons ancestors have walked for thousands of years, stood proud. But eventually, as the chopper zipped along, the terrain gave way to the mine construction. For Uncle Neville it was both breathtaking and heartbreaking in equal measure. The Maules Creek mine, Australias largest coal mine under construction,...
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Australia shares slip on Wall St, Japan FTA, miners help contain losses
2014-04-08 18:45:42| Automakers - Topix.net
Australian stocks slipped 0.3 percent on Tuesday morning after another weak session on Wall Street, though broader market losses were contained by firmer metals prices and gains in stocks set to benefit from Canberra's free trade deal with Japan.
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Japan and Australia agree trade deal
2014-04-08 02:30:11| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Japan and Australia agree a trade deal, after seven years of negotiations, which will see them lower tariffs on products including beef, cheese and cars.
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Australia to extend licences for Browse LNG project leases
2014-04-08 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
The government of Western Australia has announced that it will extend licences for two leases in the Browse LNG project.
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