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The big news this week is the release of the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change. This report goes into the drastic effects of increased temperatures due to climate change on Australia. To read the review and access Sir Nicholas Stern’s presentation and speaking notes, click here. This is what the newspapers are Continue Reading →
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The death toll from the highly toxic weapons component known as depleted
uranium (DU) has reached 11,000 soldiers and the growing scandal may be the reason behind Anthony Principi’s departure as secretary of the Veterans
Affairs Department.
At last, the Federal Government says a trial all-electric car may have a future in Australia, if its importers allow it to undergo rigorous testing. The Adelaide importer of the Indian Reva car says it may have to be crushed at the end of the week when its year-long licence expires, because it does not Continue Reading →
SA Premier Mike Rann called for public comment on plans to increase container deposit levies to 10c or 20c – up from the 5c levy introduced in 1975, reported The Australian (27 October 2006 p7). Big savings on aluminium: Environment Minister Gail Gago said recycling helped reduce greenhouse gasses. "The savings on the current levels Continue Reading →
Melbourne is set to record its driest October since 1914, a year in which there was a disastrous drought and a national wheat crop failure, reported The Age (30/10/2006, p.3). Pattern similar to 92 years ago: The drought of 1914-15, which resulted in record low rain in large areas of southern Australia, coincided, like the Continue Reading →