Tag: Australia

Scientists pressure Australian PM to step up carbon cuts

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's leading climate change scientists Monday pleaded with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to override his top

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Australia to launch ambitious global carbon capture scheme

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia will launch a multi-million dollar international carbon capture and storage institute to fight global warming,

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Climate change threatens reef fish

SYDNEY (AFP) - Climate change threatens to devastate coral reef fish populations and increase the likelihood of fishery collapses,

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Drought worsens in Australia

MAJOR cropping regions of NSW are in "urgent need" of rain as a greater portion of the state slips

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Drought closes world’s biggest cattle ranch in Australia

The world's largest cattle ranch has been forced to sell off its livestock and mothball operations because of the

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Wild Australian Storms close beaches; power outages

WILD weather has closed beaches on the Gold and Sunshine coasts and caused power outages throughout Queensland's south-east.

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Australia’s future forum looks to a republic, and Asia

SYDNEY (AFP) - An Australian republic, greater involvement in Asia and dealing urgently with climate change were Sunday backed

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