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USMCs MV-22 Osprey lands aboard Australian Navys HMAS Canberra
2016-07-19 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The Royal Australian Navys (RAN) Canberra-class landing helicopter dock ship HMAS Canberra (L02) has successfully taken aboard a US Marine Corps (USMC) MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft for the first time.
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Canberra start-up signs $100 million carbon agreement in Singapore
2016-04-11 23:45:34| Airlines - Topix.net
Canberra and Singapore can learn from one another as "forward thinking" cities of trade and development, Chief Minister Andrew Barr said on Monday. Meeting with Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Josephine Teo, Mr Barr kicked off a week-long trade mission that will include the island city-state, Hong Kong and China.
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Canberra ranked as a global climate change leader
2016-04-09 15:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canberra Times: Canberra's ranking as a global climate change leader by the Carbon Disclosure Project is an "important acknowledgement", Climate Council chief executive Amanda McKenzie says. The CDP placed the capital among the top 10 cities in the world for its "quality and completeness" of environmental risk reporting. "It's not just that one area of the policy is doing well [to be ranked so highly]," Ms McKenzie said. "Reducing emissions, adequately reporting and disclosing internationally, a renewable...
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Canberra Airport is buzzing about direct international flights
2016-04-03 12:26:06| Airlines - Topix.net
Looking to buy direct flight tickets to Singapore with Singapore Airlines are Alex and Carrie Powick, of Higgins, with their children Oscar 2 and Thomas 10 months. A trade mission from Canberra will head to China next week to persuade other airlines to follow the ground-breaking decision by Singapore Airlines to run direct international flights from the ACT.
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Canberra Metro to build stage one of Capital Metro light rail project
2016-02-02 01:00:00| Railway Technology
The Canberra Metro consortium has secured a contract from the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government to design, build and operate the first stage of the Capital Metro light rail project.
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