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Australia: Death by sludge, coal and climate change for Great Barrier Reef?
2014-01-31 07:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: There's a phrase environmental scientists and campaigners like to use to talk about the slow and relentless degradation and destruction of habitats and natural wonders. "Death by a thousand cuts", they call it, as small chunks of habitat are lost and environmental laws are eased or repealed. A bit of bush here for a tourism development, a stand of mangroves there for a beachside resort. An entire nature reserve for a coal mine. Sometimes, the threats come like pincer movements with all angles covered....
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Australia reef dumping plan approved
2014-01-31 06:04:08| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Australian authorities approve a project to dump dredged sediment near the Great Barrier Reef to create one of the world's biggest coal ports.
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Rail investment economical to reduce traffic logjam in Australia
2014-01-31 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Rail investment is an economical option to reduce traffic logjam in Brisbane and Perth cities compared to road, according to a new economic study.
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AUSTRALIA: Shareholders urged to reconsider Billabong deal
2014-01-28 13:31:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) is calling for a delay to the shareholder vote transferring more than 40% of fashion retail business Billabong to two US private equity groups.
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AUSTRALIA: Brooks Brothers plots Australia launch
2014-01-28 12:50:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
US clothing brand Brooks Brothers is to enter Australia next month as part of a joint venture with OrotonGroup, and also plans to open a flagship store in the middle of the year.
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