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Australia's growth disappoints
2014-12-03 02:35:41| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Australia reports weaker-than-expected growth for the July-to-September quarter largely due to a drop off in mining investment.
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Australia's Direct Action Policy To Increase Projected Emissions By 2020 -- UN Report
2014-11-24 05:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: The United Nations has warned Australia it is one of the four countries predicted not to meet its emissions target. A UN Environment Programme report revealed that the world should achieve "carbon neutrality" by 2070. Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) is welcomed by Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott upon his arrival for the G20 summit in Brisbane November 15, 2014. The meeting of leaders of the Group of 20 economies has opened in Brisbane, Australia, with Abbott stressing the importance...
Australia's Chance El Nio Rises To 70%; Heatwaves & Drought To Persist
2014-11-20 07:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
International Business Times: The weather bureau has revised its El Nio forecast from a 50 percent probability to the current 70 percent. According to the bureau's latest report, above average sea temperatures continue to rise in the Pacific Ocean in the last two weeks. Surface temperatures have increased higher than El Nio thresholds in the past three months. The bureau's El Nio southern oscillation tracker status was changed from "watch" to "alert" level. The eastern part of Australia may be facing dry conditions in the...
VIDEO: Australia's Indian dance lessons
2014-11-14 16:56:04| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Living in Sydney, Australia, Indian businesswoman Madhvi Mohindra runs traditional dance classes for local students.
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Australia's tepid commitment to rainforest conservation
2014-11-13 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: On the eve of the World Parks Congress in Sydney, the Australian government has just hosted the 'Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit', a two-day event that brought together political leaders, academics, environmental managers and NGO staff in an effort to devise strategies to conserve endangered forests in the Asia-Pacific region. Here, Bill Laurance, a leading rainforest researcher, takes a critical look at the event. A version of this commentary appeared on The Conversation. The views expressed in this...
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