Mercury: GUNNS Ltd has announced that it is seeking a joint venture partner for the proposed $2 billion Bell Bay pulp mill due to tight credit conditions. Executive chairman John Gay said the company had received approaches for direct investment from current industry participants. "The company …
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Global Demand for Oil
Asia’s demand for oil is unlikely to be curtailed by the hike in fuel prices, according to David Moore, commodity strategist at Commonwealth Bank of Australia and guest host, Michael Spencer from Deutsche Bank. They give their outlook on oil, with CNBC’s Martin Soong & Sri Jegarajah.
Australia must lead climate fight
Australia must lead climate fight
Sydney Morning Herald: AUSTRALIA will suffer more from climate change than any other developed nation and must take the lead in global action to tackle the problem, Professor Ross Garnaut will argue in his report today. The report, commissioned by the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, is designed to illum…
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Australia (2008) - IMDb
Cast/character credits for the 2008 movie Australia, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, with user reviews, photos, the trailer, and production details from …
Australia: Green protesters shut power station
Australia: Green protesters shut power station
Sydney Morning Herald: Eight Greenpeace protestors have chained themselves to a coal conveyor belt at Erarang Power Station on the Central Coast, shutting it down in protest against climate change. About 27 supporters of the environment group breached security to gain access to the power station thi…
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Australian prime minister says water-saving plan will not end crisis on drought-stricken river
Australian prime minister says water-saving plan will not end crisis on drought-stricken river
Associated Press: Australian government leaders struck an agreement Thursday to conserve water on a crucial river system, but Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said the deal will not end the threat that a record drought poses to the waterway’s ecological health. Rudd and state leaders signed off on a 3.7 bi…
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Wildboyz Season 2 - Australia
The Wildboyz come out on top while down under in Australia after they survive an hour in a pen with the wombat, determine the sex of a freshwater crocodile by sticking their fingers into a slot on the underbelly to see what genitalia lurks within, and treat an uptight water python to a puppet show with a stuffed koala bear toy.
Famous astronomers, free podcasts
Famous astronomers, free podcasts
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific — a non-profit educational group that does great work in getting the word out about astronomy — has just released a dozen free audio recordings of lectures from well-known astronomers. They include SETI scientists Frank Drake and Jill Tarter, plane…
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Athens 2004: Australia vs. the Netherlands
Australia wins men’s field hockey gold.
