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Australia: Bernie Fraser criticises axing of Climate Change Authority
2013-12-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Age: Former Reserve Bank governor Bernie Fraser has called on the government to retain an independent climate advisory body as it unwinds Labor carbon policy. He challenged the government's claims that it could get similar climate advice from other public servants. The Climate Change Authority chairman said he was frustrated and disappointed that the government was giving up a chance to receive ''good, independent advice''. The Abbott government wants to axe the authority as part of its repeal of...
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Australia: Axing carbon tax wont cut power bills for two years, industry says
2013-09-20 09:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Household power bills are unlikely to fall for two years, despite Tony Abbott's intention to make the carbon price repeal his first item of legislative business, the electricity industry is warning. With both Labor leadership candidates insisting the ALP will vote with the Greens to block the repeal, the Coalition is likely to have to wait until after the new Senate sits next July to get the abolition through the upper house. But electricity retailers say that means they will have to factor...
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Symantec axing as many as 1,700 jobs, says report
2013-06-14 01:43:53| CNET News.com
The security solutions provider is cutting about 1,000 positions this month, and another 700 in July, according to a report. The company calls those numbers "pure speculation" but doesn't share its own figures. [Read more]
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