Electricity from $20 bn farm on 10,000 sq km belonging in Newcastle Waters also planned to feed Northern Territory’s power grid A cattle station halfway between Alice Springs and Darwin is set to house the world’s largest solar farm, with vitality generated from the project to ultimately influence Singapore. Newcastle …
Read More »‘Better for Her Majesty not to know’: palace letters reveal Queen’s role in sacking of Australian PM Whitlam
Governor general John Kerr canvassed Queen and her personal secretary about his powers to dismiss Gough Whitlam but did not forewarn them Follow our palace letters live blog hereRead the palace letters in fullWhat we know so far about the palace letters Secret correspondence between Buckingham Palace and the governor …
Read More »Morrison urged to confront Trump over concerns US-China trade deal is hurting Australia
Labor’s Penny Wong says PM should ‘pick up the phone’ to US president and Mike Pompeo warns Victoria over cooperation in China’s Belt and Road project Labor has called on Scott Morrison to pick up the phone to Donald Trump to pursue concerns the US president’s trade deal with China …
Read More »Fears for Iranian refugee removed from Jakarta-Melbourne flight amid coronavirus crisis
Australian safe haven visa holder Amir denied re-entry and sent back to Europe in case reminiscent of incarcerated footballer Hakeem al-Araibi Refugee advocates dread day is running out for a refugee to return to his Australian home after he was denied the right to board a flight from Indonesia to …
Read More »Jacinda Ardern lashes Scott Morrison for ‘testing’ friendship over deportations to New Zealand
New Zealand PM says Australia is deporting’ your people and your problems’ using unfair policies The New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has flogged Scott Morrison for “testing” the friendship between the two nations, accusing Australia of evicting “your people and your problems” using “unfair” policies. Ardern took her strongest …
Read More »‘We’ve pissed mother nature off, big time’: the people coming home after Australia’s fires
While the flamings rage on, residents of neighbouring townships in New South Wales look to the future Thomas Keneally:’ These burns have changed us’ Gino McDonald, 61, builder( on left ), and Patto McDonald, 56, artist, Upper Brogo Continue reading … Read more: theguardian.com
Read More »Australia fires live: one dead in NSW and six missing in Victoria in Australian bushfires – latest updates
NSW RFS commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons says he was frustrated to learn of ADF deployment from the media. Follow all today’s live report and latest updates 12.33 am GMT Doesn’t look like we have an Auslan interpreter at this news conference. The government should probably start considering that. 12.32 am GMT …
Read More »2019 was Australia’s hottest year on record – 1.5C above average temperature
Bureau of Meteorology data depicts average temperature record across the country beat previous high of 2013 The year 2019 was the most wonderful on record for Australia with the temperature reaching 1.52 C above the long-term average, data from the Bureau of Meteorology confirms. The year that delivered maiming drought, …
Read More »Australia fires: NSW devastation laid bare as 72 homes destroyed in SA bushfires
Australian PM Scott Morrison says government won’t change its climate change policy as New South Wales premier says’ not much left’ of town of Balmoral The devastation from Australia’s bushfire crisis became clearer on Sunday, as the South Australian premier said 72 homes had been destroyed and his New South …
Read More »Australia records hottest day ever – one day after previous record
Average maximum reachings temperature of 41. 9C or 107.4 F on Wednesday- a full degree above previous score organize the day before Australia recorded its hottest period on record on Wednesday, with an average maximum temperature of 41.9 C( 107.4 F ), beating the previous record by 1C that had …
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