Full Coverage: Australia

08.05.2008 Climate change is happening faster than predicted and the world could be as much as seven degrees hotter by the end of the century, an Australian scientist says.
From: Sydney Morning Herald

07.05.2008 Like Kiribati and Tuvalu, the islands of the Torres Strait are slowly being submerged. But unlike their Pacific neighbours, the plight of their inhabitants is being overlooked.
From: The Independent

12.12.2007 Alkuperäiskansojen oikeuksien puolesta toimivat tahot nimesivät alkuperäiskansojen kannalta ongelmallisimmat maat vuonna 2007. Länsimaista listalle joutuivat Yhdysvallat, Kanada, Australia ja Uusi Seelanti.

11.12.2007 The 10th anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol today – which requires industrialised countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by at least five per cent from the 1990 level – was marked by a warning that the treaty is under threat at the UN climate change negotiations in Bali, Indonesia.

07.12.2007 China was named Good Guy at the UN climate change negotiations in Bali on Friday, Malaysia was condemned to join Saudi Arabia, Japan and Canada in the Bad Guys group and Australia and India were told to make up their mind which category they wanted to be in.

30.11.2007 Australia's newly elected prime minister concentrated on policy rather than vision while campaigning. But in office he may yet usher in a new Australia, says Tim Soutphommasane.
From: Prospect

27.11.2007 Sharp deviations from Australia's political or economic trajectory are an unlikely consequence of the Labor Party's return to power, but the long overdue comeuppance of John Howard's government at the hands of voters was delightful to witness, says Mahir Ali.

15.11.2007 NEW YORK, Nov 14 (OneWorld) - A new study by an independent think tank names and shames the power companies responsible for high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States and abroad.

25.10.2007 KPO Australia 2007 will bring together enterprise, government and outsourcing providers to promote the key benefits of Knowledge Process Outsourcing at Sydney, from 7 - 9 Nov 2007.

14.09.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Sep 13 (OneWorld) - Despite strong objections from the United States and some of its allies, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday calling for the recognition of the world's 370 million indigenous peoples' right to self-determination and control over their lands and resources.

05.09.2007 SYDNEY, Sep 5 (IPS) - As 21 world leaders representing 3 billion people prepare to meet at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit this weekend, civil society groups are calling for an instant end to poverty and the war in Iraq and immediate action on climate change.

22.08.2007 The Federal Government of Australia has unveiled a new Internet based health system for remote areas which will help the government ensure the health issues identified in child health checks are properly followed up.

21.08.2007 American technology expert Larry Smarr says Australia needs to invest more in its universities and offer high-speed Internet in order to stay away from the risks of being left far behind its international competitors in business, education and the arts.

20.06.2007

17.05.2007 The Creative Commons Australia and the Open Channel Screen Resource Centre present the Open Channel Video Slam, a collaborative film project CCau took part in over last weekend (May 13-14).

07.05.2007 International donors, particularly Germany, France, Japan, Italy, Spain and Australia, have been accused of an inadequate or non-existent response to the UN humanitarian appeal for Chad.

21.03.2007 From Australia to Russia, energy-efficient lightbulbs are now being promoted and even mandated by governments concerned about rising energy costs and climate change.

05.03.2007 Australia's highly restrictive labour laws are criticised in a new report which says they violate international standards and warns that the gap between male and female wages is increasing.

22.02.2007 Australia has announced plans to ban traditional light bulbs in a move Prime Minister John Howard called a practical step toward slowing climate change. Incandescent filament lightbulbs will be phased out by 2010 in favour of the more fuel-efficent compact fluorescent bulbs.

17.02.2007 Australian "values" and national pride are political distractions in a nation witlessly at war in Iraq and Afghanistan - a nation with up to 43 per cent youth unemployment at home and, in some places, the majority of its black youths in custody, says John Pilger.
From New Statesman