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earthtimes.org: Sydney - Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman walked the red carpet Tuesday at the Sydney premiere of a film they made together in the red dust of the Outback. Directed by Baz Luhrmann, Australia has been praised by film critic Claire Sutherland as a love ... earthtimes.org

Tourism hopes ride on red carpet

news.com.au
20 hrs ago 205 related
        

TOURISM Australia has pinned its hopes on Baz Luhrmann's Australia luring holidaymakers to our shores, in the same way Lord of the Rings boosted tourism to New Zealand and Out of Africa publicised Kenya.

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Nation's biggest solar plant closes

brisbanetimes.com.au
16 hrs ago 9 related
        

IN A body blow for Australia's solar industry, the nation's biggest solar-panel factory will close early next year, taking 200 skilled jobs with it, equal to one-eighth of the total Australian solar workforce.

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Minister set for uranium expansion

abc.net.au
yesterday 3 related
        

Western Australia's decision to allow more uranium mining and the discovery of more deposits in the Northern Territory, have the Greens concerned. The Federal Environment Minister, Peter Garrett, has said any proposals for new...

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WA opens up to expanded uranium mining

abc.net.au
yesterday 32 related
        

As many as eight new uranium mines have been pinpointed for Western Australia after the Barnett Government lifted a long time ban on uranium mining. The uranium mining industry has welcomed the move saying it will help boost...

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Australia Enacts World’s First Regulatory Framework for CO2 Capture and Geological Storage

energyplanet.info
15-Nov-2008 1 related
        

The passage of the Offshore Petroleum Amendment Bill by the Australian Senate last week established the world’s first regulatory framework for CO2 capture and geological storage (CCS). The legislation establishes access and...

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Xstrata, J-Power in low-emission coal tech first

japantimes.co.jp
14-Nov-2008 2 related
        

SYDNEY (Bloomberg) J-Power and Xstrata PLC have started a 206 million Australian dollar, or $137 million, project in Australia that will be the first in the world to use a low-emission coal-fired generating technology. The...

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'Clean coal' technology to cut emissions (AAP)

yahoo.com
14-Nov-2008 21 related
        

The Queensland and federal governments are hoping a world-first combustion technology project will revolutionise coal-fired power. The technology, being trialled at the Callide A power station in central Queensland, is aimed at...

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yahoo.com: High emissions: The ABS study shows Australians emit more than 17 tonnes of carbon per person per year yahoo.com

Govt urged to put jobs ahead of ETS

yahoo.com
14-Nov-2008 2 related
        

is obsessed with introducing a scheme by 2010," she said. "What we need to do is sit back, listen to business, listen to what the state Labor governments are doing and put Australian jobs first. "There is no point in sending...

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Govt 'listening to industry on ETS' (AAP)

yahoo.com
13-Nov-2008
        

The federal government says it is listening to industry concerns about the proposed carbon emissions trading scheme. Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson said on Friday the government was committed to ensuring the...

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Carbon capture plans will hurt taxpayers: Milne

abc.net.au
14-Nov-2008
        

The Federal and Queensland governments today launched a new project to retrofit an existing coal-fired power station with a system to capture and store carbon. But also this week, the federal government agreed to take on the...

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