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Australia Pumping Empty

Pete Smith @ May 18, 2008 # 2 Comments

Fuel rationing may be just one of a series of shocks facing drivers and commuters in Queensland, Australia. Looming oil shortages will produce the biggest change in society since the industrial revolution, Sustainability Minister Andrew McNamara warned yesterday.
To underscore his concerns, Mr McNamara will appear in a documentary film premiering May 20th in which he [...]

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Oz Ideas

Pete Smith @ April 19, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Today, April 19th, Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has launched the Australia 2020 Summit, “an important initiative to harness the best ideas for building a modern Australia that is ready for the challenges of the 21st century”. 1000 expert invitees wll spend the weekend debating topics such as ‘Australia’s future security and prosperity in [...]

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All Change For The Climate?

Pete Smith @ November 28, 2007 # 4 Comments

In politics, as in comedy, timing is everything. Kevin Rudd’s election victory in Australia, just before the start of the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali, has created a wave of optimism that at last we might be getting somewhere. There are legal arguments that the Rudd government would have to consult the Australian parliamentary [...]

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