Senate Considers Selling South Australian Forest Harvests
The senate will consider if South Australia could sell future timber from its state owned forests from the south-eastern region. According to Nick Xenophon, an independent Senator, the initial decision…
Australia Sighs Relieved After Cyclone Killed None
Cyclone Yasi, a level five storm which was expected to sweep the northern coast of Australia yesterday, has been relatively easy and caused no deaths, although it toppled trees and…
Joint Cyclone Taskforce from the Australian Defence Force
In order to respond the Cyclone Yasi, the Australian Defence force has already formed a joint taskforce which will support authorities. The designated JTF664 is a joint taskforce will undertake…
Gillard Turns Attention Towards Yasi Cyclone
Prime Minister Julia Gillard said that she is receiving regular updates with regard to the threat that cyclone Yasi brings. Gillard said that she has already spoken with Anna Bligh,…
Flood Levy Non-negotiable, Gillard Says
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said that she will not negotiate with independents with regard to passing the flood levy through parliament. The prime minister’s announcement of the one-off levy…
Abbott Says Independents Should No Longer Support Gillard
Tony Abbott, the leader of the opposition said that independent members of the parliament should no longer support the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard as she has tried to hide…
Queensland Braces Itself for More Rain
Australia‘s flood-stricken state of Queensland can expect more rains, threatening to worsen the situation in towns like Rockhampton, Canberra‘s Bureau of Meteorology said on Friday. The weather bureau has predicted…
Australia Floods May Push Queensland’s Coal Industry Back by Many Years
The worst floods in Queensland in the past fifty years is estimated to have caused $5 billion worth of damage as more than 200,000 people are spread out over an…