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China defends Wen Jiabao’s role in Copenhagen talks

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:58:21 +0000

BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Friday defended the role played by premier Wen Jiabao at climate change talks in Copenhagen this month after a barrage of international criticism blaming China for obstructing negotiations.

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Obama says disappointment at Copenhagen justified

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:59:44 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that disappointment over the outcome of the Copenhagen climate change summit was justified, hardening a widespread verdict that the conference had been a failure.

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U.S. plane overshoots Jamaica runway, dozens hurt

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:51:15 +0000

KINGSTON (Reuters) – An American Airlines Boeing 737 carrying more than 150 passengers and crew overshot the runway while landing in torrential rain in Jamaica late on Tuesday, cracking open its fuselage and halting just short of the Caribbean sea, authorities and eyewitnesses said.

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The old world ended at Copenhagen

bdiamond — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:42:00 +0000

Copenhagen failed to deliver a climate change agreement but it may mark a return to rational thought and with it some profound shifts in markets, politics and our approach to sustainability. 24 Dec 2009 6:42 AM

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Victoria questions Canberra’s renewables policies

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:06:00 +0000

Batchelor follows AGL’s concerns about renewable energy certificates. 24 Dec 2009 6:06 AM

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Business groups disagree on tax cut focus

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:57:00 +0000

BCA urges company tax reduction, ACCI prefers personal income. 24 Dec 2009 4:57 AM

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How the climate change whining has got us nowhere

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:18:40 +0000

As soon as you combine a worthy goal with politicians, disaster strikes. What if we skipped them and started taking climate change action ourselves? Like getting a climate change fighting fund started, suggests John Humphreys .

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Essential Report: The Christmas edition

bdiamond — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:06:25 +0000

There’s been a one point gain to the Coalition since the last Essential Report, but Tony Abbott is still to make any mark on the voter estimates for PM. Possum Comitatus crunches the numbers.

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Albrechtsen: Our PM has no balls

John Bric — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:50:16 +0000

The people love him, but as Kevin Rudd done anything of great substance as PM? Instead, he avoids making difficult decisions — from the ETS to the stimulus package — to help ensure his popularity, writes Janet Albrechtsen .

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No regrets on the road from Copenhagen

John Bric — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:29:49 +0000

Copenhagen changes nothing for Australian policymakers — but that won’t stop politicians from using it as a political weapon.

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