australia Archive

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    Why are Kiwis allowed to work for whalers?



    The government’s response to the sinking of the Ady Gil, just the latest chapter in the seemingly never ending saga of Japanese south seas whaling, has been the usual waffle. Minister McCully urges restraint, but says New Zealand’s influence is too small to do more. This is disappointing to say the least, given the strong stance [...] read more
    January 9, 2010 10:20 pm - 59 Comments
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    Smart hook – smart economics



    Fisher-turned-inventor Hans Jussiet explains the shield and dissolvable pin that covers baited-hooks as they are launched in this video from an ABC TVshow. Once the shielded hook sinks below the depth of seabirds and turtles, the pin dissolves and the shield is released. [Video included] read more
    November 5, 2009 9:20 pm - 5 Comments
  • Jeanette Fitzsimons

    ETS makes us the seventh state



    It is clear from the minister’s briefing last night that the main purpose of National’s changes to the ETS is to make us effectively the seventh state of Australia. The bill mimics exactly the bill the Rudd government has been trying (unsuccessfully) to get through the Australian senate. So a bill that has been twice [...] read more
    September 24, 2009 9:17 am - 8 Comments
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    Australia: dustbowl 2.0



    People in Sydney awoke today to discover the sky was turned a hellish red in an extremely rare weather event… read more
    September 23, 2009 11:52 am - 15 Comments
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    “I feel a change coming on”



    Fonterra has more than just its financial restructure head-ache to mull on this weekend. Its dogged support for rainforest-destroying palm kernel feed (PKE) must now be giving them a cracking migraine. read more
    September 19, 2009 9:37 am - 24 Comments
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    Minister mining for inspiration



    An avid frog reader has sent in this photo of the Minister of Energy and Resources, Gerry Brownlee, mining inspiration from a quality resource. read more
    September 14, 2009 9:09 am - 33 Comments
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    Prince Charles, Kevin Rudd and frogs



    Check out this great little jam of HRH Prince Charles’ recent appeal to save the world’s rainforests (‘The Prince and the Frog’). It’s made by Tasmanian forest campaigners. To join in the campaign go here . read more
    July 22, 2009 3:50 pm - 14 Comments
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    Whaling, redefining the verb



    The International Whaling Commission is meeting this week in Portugal. NZ is ably represented by former Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer and, according to news reports, he is “respectfully urging” Japan to lift its threat to hunt humpback whales in the Antarctic. The ODT reports he told the IWC: new evidence about the endangered status of humpbacks in [...] read more
    June 25, 2009 9:41 am - 5 Comments
  • Jeanette Fitzsimons

    Gratitude for a climate change denier



    Thank goodness for climate change denier Senator Fielding of Australia. Didn’t think you’d ever hear me say that, did you? Senator Fielding is the one vote Rudd didn’t have yesterday to pass their “Carbon Reduction Plan” – or Emissions Trading Scheme in our language. And that is a good thing, because the proposal was so appallingly weak [...] read more
    June 24, 2009 1:19 pm - 29 Comments
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    Forestry bullies seek to fell our Aussie Bob



    Australian Greens leader Senator Bob Brown may lose his seat if he doesn’t pay court costs of A$240,000 to Forestry Tasmania by the end of the month. The costs relate to a landmark Federal Court case that Bob took in 2006 against the state owned enterprise. He alleged that Forestry Tasmania were breaching Federal threatened species [...] read more
    June 10, 2009 1:50 pm - 13 Comments
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