Tag: australia
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode232 – Greece Fire, Stop-and-Seize, Texas Gold
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode232 – Greece Fire, Stop-and-Seize, Texas #Gold Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Europe Fails to Get a Deal as #Grexit Looms Debt Truth Committee: Greece’s Debt…
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Australian Farmers Lobby Gov’t For Clearer Labeling Of Supermarket Food
from apperspective.net: Tasmanian farmers are calling for greater transparency in supermarket food labeling, lobbying the Australian government to introduce clearer identification of imported goods. The call for action on Monday comes on the back of a major hepatitis A scare in Australia, prompted by frozen berry imports from Chinese suppliers. The Australian government has vowed…
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Australia: GM Grass For Dairy Cows Sparks Concern
from theage.com.au: A plan to feed Australian dairy cows genetically modified rye grass designed to boost milk production has sparked concerns from both organic and non-organic farmers. Opponents of the scheme fear that GM grasses could contaminate neighbouring properties and that existing labelling requirements would not allow consumers to identify products made from cows fed on the modified…
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode193 – World Cup Crime, 9/11 Memorial, Good News
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode193 – World Cup Crime, 9/11 Memorial, Good News Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Brazil Tells World Cup Attendees “Don’t Scream When Robbed” Brazil Crime Bosses…
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Biometric Bitcoin ATM’s Rolled Out in Australia
from biometricupdate.om: A biometric bitcoin ATM has been unveiled at a mall in Sydney, Australia. This is the first of many to be rolled out across the country, and it uses a combination of biometrics to register and verify user identities. According to a report in The Guardian, the ATM – deployed by Australia Bitcoin…
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Private Australia Firm Claims to Have Found MH370
Aussie Firm ‘Ignored’ Over #Malaysia Wreckage Claim* from dailymail.co.uk: An Australian company says it has located the wreckage of a commercial airliner lying on the ocean floor in the Bay of Bengal – an area located in the northern tip of the original search area, but thousands of miles from where authorities are currently focused.…
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The Asia-Pacific Perspective: Russia Clears Path for South Korea Pipeline
from corbettreport.com and apperspective.net: This month on the Asia-Pacific Perspective: The Pacific powers sign a new pact to reduce sea conflicts; Australia orders $12 billion of Lockheed Martin F-35s; and Russia clears the way for a Korean pipeline deal. -CLICK HERE FOR SHOW NOTES -CLICK HERE FOR PREVIOUS EPISODES
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Let Them Eat Hemp
from realnewsaustralia.com: Food regulation in Australia can be baffling sometimes. It’s so easy to walk into a supermarket and fill your trolley with foods that can potentially undermine your health like litres of soft drink and cheap doughnuts. Yet if you want to buy hemp seed, a source of vitamins and minerals and a rich…
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode189 – More Good News, Seawater Fuel, Blood Moon
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode189 – More Good News, Seawater Fuel, Blood Moon Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Metgasco’s Gas Exploration Well Delayed After Protesters Block Entrance to Bentley Site…
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Australia defends new security deal with Japan
from channelnewsasia.com: Closer defence ties between Japan and Australia should not raise concerns in regional superpower China, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Tuesday. Canberra and Tokyo struck a major agreement Monday to enhance trade and security ties, elevating the bilateral relationship to a new level. Abbott told ABC radio Australia he was taking no sides…
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Australia’s Shark Cull Is Killing The Wrong Sharks
from motherboard.vice.com: An array of 25 enormous baited hooks has been bobbing from bright orange buoys since late January in turquoise waters just off postcard-perfect white beaches around Perth. The so-called drum lines are a desperate attempt by a conservative state government to protect summertime beachgoers and the region’s tourism sector from a growing scourge…
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Australian ISP’s against government crackdown on piracy
from afr.com: Australia’s leading internet service providers have hit out at proposals by Attorney-General George Brandis to stop internet piracy as being a “political thought-bubble” and burden on the industry that won’t stop crime. Senator Brandis last week said the government was considering the introduction of graduated warnings scheme, known in the industry as a…
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‘World’s first’ farmer trial over GM crop contamination begins in Australia
from apperspective.net: A landmark legal battle between two farmers over alleged GM contamination has started in the Western Australian Supreme Court. The case is expected to determine GM farmers’ liability if their crops affect neighboring territories. The globally monitored legal battle involves local farmer Steve Marsh (pictured) who sued his neighbor Michael Baxter for negligence…
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Australia Agrees to Dumping Near Great Barrier Reef
from aljazeera.com: Australia has approved a plan to dump millions of tonnes of sediment near the Great Barrier Reef as part of a major coal port expansion – a decision that environmentalists say will endanger one of the world’s most fragile eco-systems. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority rubber-stamped the federal government’s approval of…
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McDonald’s Sues Protesters for Rejecting the Fast Food Junk
from trueactivist.com: “We’re doing this for your own protection.” Protesters with the Australian group BurgerOff are hearing a similar phrase from McDonald’s. The fast food giant is suing protestors who object to the birth of a new McDonald’s restaurant near an elementary school. What’s more, Mickey D’s (slang for McDonald’s) is saying that the lawsuit…