The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) in the Australian states of Queensland and the Northern Territory has banned its members from working on uranium mines or within the nuclear energy industry.
ETU Secretary Peter Simpson said on Tuesday that corporate interests and political leaders are trying to bribe workers with the promise of high wages while denying the health risks of uranium mining.
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Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith on Thursday said it was "very disappointing" an invitation to Fiji has been withdrawn.
Fiji's self-appointed Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has retracted an invitation to Smith, in the wake of comments he made about Fiji not returning to democracy.
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Australia's first trade surplus in 13 months reflects the strong prices being paid for coal and iron ore, Trade Minister Simon Crean said on Thursday.
"It reflects the very strong effect from resource exports and in turn that reflects the very high prices that are being paid for those," Crean told reporters in Canberra.
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Australia has recently held a largest ever Clean Energy Conference in South Australia's state capital, Adelaide. More than 700 environmental and energy experts attended the meeting.
The Australian Government proposed the bill on climate change with Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) being the core, in last August and December which were both rejected. Analysts believe that this meeting is another effort from the Australian government attempting to pass the bill.
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The Chinese are widespread throughout the world, and where there are people, there's food. Pauline D Loh looks at how they eat Chinese in Adelaide, currently host of the country's most prestigious food festiva
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