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AUSTRALIA: David Jones boss Zahra steps down
2013-10-21 16:36:26| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Paul Zahra, chief executive officer and managing director of Australian department store retailer David Jones, has resigned.
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Australia: NSW government accused of climate change research cutbacks
2013-10-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: ELEANOR HALL: As some question whether the extreme weather that's fuelling the Blue Mountains fires is linked to climate change, the New South Wales Government is being accused of dismantling the state's ability to investigate the issue. A climate change scientist who was employed by the state government says the cuts have been deepest in a group assigned to investigate and prepare for the impacts of climate change. Katie Hamann has our report. KATIE HAMANN: When Greens MP Adam Bandt tweeted...
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AUSTRALIA: Plus-size retailer Taking Shape opens UK stores
2013-10-21 13:24:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Australian plus-size fashion brand Taking Shape has opened its first stores in the UK, aiming to capture a size of the country's market, which is forecast to reach GBP6.26bn (US$10.12bn) this year.
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Australia: Scientists say climate change link to bushfires demands action
2013-10-21 12:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: With claims that current climate policies would lead to more bushfires, Deputy Greens Leader Adam Bandt was accused of politicising the a natural disaster, but scientists say the link between global warming and fires is established and demands action. Transcript ANNABEL CRABB, PRESENTER: Behind the fire fronts, a secondary battle is underway, a political dispute about the links between climate change, extreme weather and bushfires. Deputy Greens Leader Adam Bandt started it with a tweet...
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Australia: As NSW burns, it's time to talk about climate change
2013-10-21 07:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bribane Times: When is the right time to raise concerns about climate change? Apparently not during what every firefighter, commentator and journalist I have heard is calling the most sudden, rapidly spreading and ferocious fires they have encountered. Of course Adam Bandt and others should be making the connection between climate change and these fires. And they should be doing this now when the evidence is before our eyes. This is not showing disrespect or callousness. It is not making political capital...
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