Home » Posts tagged 'australia' (Page 18)
Tag Archives: australia
Sydney storm sparks fires and blackouts, as flooding reported in Southern Highlands – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Sydney storm sparks fires and blackouts, as flooding reported in Southern Highlands – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). A storm has caused delays and brought down trees and powerlines across the Sydney metropolitan area, while lightning sparked a fire at an inner city substation. Heavy rain, flooding and power outages were also reported across much […]
Brisbane stunned by severe storm: ‘no time to evacuate, no warning’ | Australia news | theguardian.com
Brisbane stunned by severe storm: ‘no time to evacuate, no warning’ | Australia news | theguardian.com. The worst hail storm to hit Brisbane in a generation has been declared a catastrophe by insurers and prompted the Queensland government to call in the military to help clean up the damage. Residents left counting the costs had […]
Radical experiment in land regeneration at Western Australia’s Wooleen Station proves successful – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Radical experiment in land regeneration at Western Australia’s Wooleen Station proves successful – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). As drought tightens its grip on Western Australia, one young couple’s radical experiment in land regeneration has survived years of next to no rain. David Pollock and Frances Jones manage Wooleen Station, a half-million acre property in […]
Australia Pushes Ahead With Coal Despite Climate Concerns – Bloomberg
Australia Pushes Ahead With Coal Despite Climate Concerns – Bloomberg. Australia’s Queensland state threw its support behind plans for the nation’s largest coal project, two days after U.S. President Barack Obama called on the country to step up the fight againstclimate change. The state will help fund a 388-kilometer (241-mile) rail line to link Adani Enterprises Ltd. (ADE)’s […]
Australia, China deepen ties with landmark free trade deal | Reuters
Australia, China deepen ties with landmark free trade deal | Reuters. (Reuters) – China and Australia on Monday sealed a landmark free trade agreement more than a decade in the making, significantly expanding ties between the world’s second largest economy and one of Washington’s closest allies in Asia. The deal, which Australia called the best […]
Tiny house movement comes to Canberra as new homeowners seek to avoid big mortgages – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Tiny house movement comes to Canberra as new homeowners seek to avoid big mortgages – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). In an effort to live a simpler life and avoid the large debt that comes from buying a home, Andrew Clapham is paring back and joining the tiny house movement. He has begun to build […]
Depression-Level Collapse In Demand: In Historic First, Glencore Shuts Coal Mines For 3 Weeks | Zero Hedge
Depression-Level Collapse In Demand: In Historic First, Glencore Shuts Coal Mines For 3 Weeks | Zero Hedge. In a historic move showing just how profound the collapse in global commodity demand and trade is, earlier today the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Australia’s biggest coal exporter Glencore, which last year concluded its merger with miner Xstrata creating […]
G20: Australian police get set for protests – Features – Al Jazeera English
G20: Australian police get set for protests – Features – Al Jazeera English. Adelaide, Australia – The eyes of the world will be on Brisbane this weekend as the city hosts the 2014 G20 summit. Leaders from the world’s richest countries will soon touch down in Australia’s third-largest city to discuss everything from Ebola and Islamic […]
BBC News – G20 summit: Russia sanctions ‘undermine trade’ – Putin
BBC News – G20 summit: Russia sanctions ‘undermine trade’ – Putin. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that US and EU sanctions will harm not just Russia but the global economy. He said the sanctions were a mistake, going against trade accords and only the UN had the right to impose them. The sanctions were introduced […]
Coal versus climate in Australia – Features – Al Jazeera English
Coal versus climate in Australia – Features – Al Jazeera English. Australia continues to frustrate efforts by fellow G20 members to include climate change on the agenda at the upcoming leaders’ summit in the eastern city of Brisbane this weekend. As the host nation sets the G20 meeting’s agenda, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott – an avowed […]
Brisbane G20: Man arrested, excluded after argument, struggle with police over photos – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Brisbane G20: Man arrested, excluded after argument, struggle with police over photos – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Queensland Police have excluded a man from all G20 security areas following an incident outside the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) at South Brisbane last night. The Queensland Police Service said about 11:35pm (AEST) on Friday […]
17 things that are banned in central Brisbane during the G20 Summit – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
17 things that are banned in central Brisbane during the G20 Summit – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). For a few days in November next year, it will be illegal for people to carry certain household objects such as eggs and glass jars in central Brisbane or Cairns – unless they have a “lawful excuse”. This […]
Explained: Australia’s plan to tackle Ebola – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Explained: Australia’s plan to tackle Ebola – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). The risk of Ebola spreading to Australia is considered low but everywhere from airports to hospitals a wide range of measures are in place to further minimise the risk and plan for a potential outbreak. The Australian Medical Association has raised questions about the official […]
Team Australia to pay billions for new oil-vulnerable infrastructure
Team Australia to pay billions for new oil-vulnerable infrastructure. One would think that an increase of oil related taxes would be used to reduce oil dependency and fund public transport infrastructure, especially as the Iraq war has entered yet another critical phase. Not in Australia. The government in Canberra has taken advantage of lower oil […]
