Business donations drying up: charities
Posted on 23 December, 2008
Several major charities are reporting sharply-reduced corporate donations in the weeks leading up to Christmas.
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Japan drafts record $1.5 trillion budget
Posted on 22 December, 2008
Japan's Government has drafted a record $1.5 trillion budget in a bid to kickstart the world's second largest economy.
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Global economy 'will contract in severe recession in 2009'
Posted on 19 December, 2008
The global economy will contract next year for the first time in decades in a "severe" recession as the credit crunch bites, an international banking group says.
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Govt to open Christmas Island detention centre
Posted on 19 December, 2008
The Federal Government has announced it will open the controversial 800-bed Christmas Island detention centre.
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Rudd makes surprise visit to Afghan 'hell hole'
Posted on 18 December, 2008
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan to meet Australian troops at their Tarin Kowt base in the southern Uruzgan province.
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Traditional owners win McArthur River Mine case
Posted on 17 December, 2008
Traditional owners from the Borroloola region are celebrating a Federal Court win to stop a river being diverted to allow the expansion of the McArthur River zinc mine.
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Greens want Senate enquiry on emissions
Posted on 16 December, 2008
Greens leader Bob Brown says his party will push for a Senate inquiry into the Federal Government's carbon pollution reduction scheme.
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Rudd to release details of carbon scheme
Posted on 15 December, 2008
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will today announce details of the Federal Government's carbon reduction scheme to start in the middle of 2010.
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Australia third from bottom in UNICEF childcare table
Posted on 12 December, 2008
New research by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has ranked Australia's childcare system the third worst in the developed world.
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International agreement 'essential' for emissions trading scheme
Posted on 11 December, 2008
The Federal Government appears to be considering a range of mid-term targets for carbon emissions cuts, which will tie Australia's actions to the rest of the world.
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Brennan to head human rights consulatation panel
Posted on 10 December, 2008
The Federal Government will appoint a four-member panel, headed by Jesuit priest and lawyer Frank Brennan, to consult with the public on strengthening human rights laws in Australia - including through a charter of rights.
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Women waiting longer to become mothers: report
Posted on 9 December, 2008
The latest figures show the trend for women to delay motherhood until an older age is continuing.
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Gillard order probe into dentist's "abuse' claims
Posted on 5 December, 2008
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the Government will make sure that reports of dental health neglect in nursing homes are investigated.
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US eyes Australia's carbon emissions scheme
Posted on 4 December, 2008
A senior American diplomat says US climate change officials are looking to see what they can learn from the way Australia is tackling carbon emissions.
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Growth expected to hit 6yr low
Posted on 3 December, 2008
Economists are expecting official figures out today to show there is been a marked slowing in annual economic growth.
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RBA set to cut rates
Posted on 2 December, 2008
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) looks set to slash interest rates for the fourth month in a row when it meets today.
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Wong backflips on emissions target announcement
Posted on 1 December, 2008
The Federal Government has gone back on its plan to present a 2020 emissions reduction target to UN climate talks in Poland later this month.
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Coal industry 'costs environment, society $170b a year'
Posted on 28 November, 2008
A report commissioned by Greenpeace has found the coal industry contributes to $170 billion damage to the environment and society every year.
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Govt is panicking over economy, Bishop says
Posted on 27 November, 2008
The Federal Opposition says the Government should wait to see the effects of interest rate cuts and its economic stimulus package before plunging the Budget into deficit.
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US to pump $1.2 trillion into battered economy
Posted on 26 November, 2008
The United States Government is providing an extra $1.2 trillion in its latest effort to repair the country's battered financial system.
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