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Australia : Cup holiday delays wage payments

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Source: Mackay Daily Mercury

Canada/Brazil: Tell Vale that divide-and-conquer won't work

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:16 GMT

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Greens welcome end to oil leak

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:53 GMT

The Australian Greens have welcomed the plugging this afternoon of a leak from the Montara wellhead in the Timor Sea, 10-and-a-half weeks since the spill began on Friday 21 August.

“This disaster has caused untold damage to the marine environment and has left a legacy that will need to be dealt with long into the future,” Greens Spokesperson on Marine Issues, Senator Rachel Siewert said.

“We expect the Federal Government to immediately announce the commencement of a full, independent, judicial inquiry into this incident, to be conducted at arm’s length from both the Government and the company.

“The Greens have been calling for such an inquiry since the start of this incident. It now needs to start immediately.”

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Quarantine Kadyrov’s $420,000 Melbourne Cup prize – Brown’s call to Rudd

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:38 GMT

Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown says the Rudd government should quarantine the $420,000 third prize won by Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov in today's Melbourne Cup.

"Thank god for Shocking and Crime Scene or Kadyrov would have the gold cup and $3.3 million," Senator Brown said.

"There should be no flow of profits out of Australia to this brutal character. The money should be quarantine until the government knows exactly where it is going and can guarantee it won't be buying Mr Kadyrov another Lamborghini or gold-plated revolver."

"The lesson from this episode is that Australian racing authorities must set up a system to vet the credentials of overseas owners who want to profit from our industry," Senator Brown said.

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Australia : Police union wary on patrols boost

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Source: ABC