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Carbon tax malaise leads conservatives to victory in Australia
2013-09-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Australia's conservative opposition swept to power Saturday, ending six years of Labor Party rule and winning over a disenchanted public by promising to end a hated tax on carbon emissions, boost a flagging economy and bring about political stability after years of Labor infighting. "I know that Labor hearts are heavy across the nation tonight, and as your prime minister and as your parliamentary leader of the great Australian Labor Party, I accept responsibility," Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said...
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Australia New Prime Minister Wants To Immediately Dismantle Fight Against Climate Change
2013-09-07 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Insider: Australia's conservative leader Tony Abbott claims victory in Australia's federal election during an election night function in Sydney September 7, 2013. Abbott swept into office in a landslide election on Saturday as voters punished the outgoing Labor government for six years of turbulent rule and for failing to maximise the benefits of a now fading mining boom. Tony Abbott, head of the conservative Liberal Party, will be the new Prime Minister of Australia. He's a pretty controversial guy....
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Wool Prices Again Surging in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand (Weekly Report)
2013-09-06 21:37:35| EmergingTextiles.com
Wool prices again surged this week in Australia, but also in South Africa and New Zealand. 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 Chinese, New Zealand and South African markets is provided.
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Australia: Coalition's plans to remove the carbon price will cost more than $6bn
2013-09-06 10:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The carbon price, famously described as an economic "wrecking ball" by Tony Abbott, will cost the budget a net $6.04bn to remove over the next four years, the Coalition's costings have revealed. The costings released by shadow treasurer Joe Hockey on Thursday show that if the Coalition wins power on Saturday it will save $7.47bn over the forward estimates from its key pledge to remove the carbon price, which is scheduled to move to a floating market-based system next year. The savings will...
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Australia: Coalition energy document focuses almost entirely on fossil fuels
2013-09-05 11:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Coalition on Thursday unveiled its new energy and resources document, which focuses almost entirely on fossil fuel developments, promising to restore coal-fired power stations to profitability, boost exploration for oil and gas, and to produce another "white paper' on energy. Other proposals in the document prepared by opposition energy spokesman Ian Macfarlane include an investigation into the use of thorium as a potential energy source of the future, and support mechanisms for the use of...
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