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- Australia approves major pulp mill despite environment fears
- SYDNEY AFP — The Australian government approved Thursday plans for a controversial multi-billion-dollar pulp mill in Tasmania despite objections it could ruin one of the country's most pristine environments. Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the proposed two-billion-dollar (1.7-billion-US) mill would have to meet stringent environmental conditions, but activists said...
- Research articles 2007-10-04
- Pure silicon dioxide for liquid crystal display glass substrate
- Sumitomo Corp and KCM Corp of Japan, and Cominex Pty Ltd of Australia have jointly established Tasmanian Advanced Minerals Pty Ltd, Australia. The new company will focus on the production of pure silicon dioxide (silica; SiO2) for use in glass substrates of liquid crystal display LCD panels. The joint...
- Research articles 2007-10-01
- Hilfenhaus looks to capitalise on cricket Twenty20 call-up
- SYDNEY AFP — Ben Hilfenhaus, called up as a replacement for injured fast bowler Shaun Tait for next month's World Twenty20 Cup, says his next goal is to earn a permanent place in the Australian cricket team. The Tasmanian right-hand paceman got the call from selectors Monday when Tait...
- Research articles 2007-08-21
- Australia's Tait out of Twenty20 World Cup
- SYDNEY AFP — Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait was Monday ruled out of next month's ICC Twenty20 World Cup with an elbow injury, Cricket Australia said. It said it was seeking approval for Tait to be replaced by Tasmania fast bowler Ben Hilfenhaus. Chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch...
- Research articles 2007-08-20
- Giant squid washes up in Australia
- SYDNEY AFP — A rare giant squid measuring eight metres (26 feet) in length and weighing in at more than 250 kilogrammes (550 pounds) has washed up on an Australian beach, scientists said Wednesday. The massive sea monster was found on the island state of Tasmania late Tuesday by...
- Research articles 2007-07-11
- Gun points
- IN 1996, AFTER an assailant massacred 85 people at a resort area in Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australians responded to the horror by banning the possession of automatic rifles and shotguns. Gunowners proceeded to turn in 650,000 guns to the government which reimbursed them for the cost. Since that year, gun...
- Research articles 2007-05-29
- Tasmania supports NASA's ocean satellite missions.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-23 March 2007-CSIRO AUSTRALIA: Tasmania supports NASA's ocean satellite missionsC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:23032007 At the conclusion of the first international ocean satellite meeting in Hobart last week, scientists reviewed objectives and opportunities for the joint NASA/French Space Agency satellite...
- Research articles 2007-03-23
- Australian rescuers optimistic about beached sperm whale pod
- SYDNEY AFP — Australian wildlife officers attempting to rescue a pod of sperm whales that beached themselves on the rugged coast of the island state of Tasmania said Thursday that most appeared to have survived. Tasmanian water department spokesman Brent Blackburn said two of the nine sperm whales had...
- Research articles 2007-03-08
- Tasmania Leads Australia In Environmental Tourism Innovation
- To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORSContact: Media: Malcolm Griffiths of Tourism Tasmania, +1-212-444- 7112 NEW YORK, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Tourism Tasmania has announced two programs designed to lesson the impact of tourism on the environment and preserve the island's natural assets. First "Green Class" Travel To Australia Unveiled: On February 1,...
- Research articles 2007-01-16
- Australian bushfires leave grisly trail of environmental damage
- SYDNEY AFP — Tens of thousands of iconic Australian creatures including koalas and kangaroos may have died in fires that swept through vast tracts of southern Australia this week, environmentalists say. The blazes have devastated thousands of hectares, razed clusters of homes and claimed one life since they began earlier...
- Research articles 2006-12-16
- Fight for more tourism flights.
- Dec 14, 2006 (The Mercury - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Tourism Tasmania will continue to lobby airlines for more seats into the state. Flights from Melbourne to Hobart are fully booked for three days in late December 2006, creating difficulties for business travellers trying to ...
- Research articles 2006-12-14
- Firefighters battle explosion of wildfires in Australia
- MELBOURNE AFP — Thousands of Australian firefighters are battling to save three small towns from bushfires that have ravaged an area larger than Luxembourg and destroyed 18 homes. Prime Minister John Howard flew to fire battle zones in the island state of Tasmania and in Victoria, where the worst of...
- Research articles 2006-12-12
- Drought puts heat on plantations.
- Byline: Ben Wilmot Dec 10, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- In December 2006, IndustryEdge has issued its analysis of Australia's plantation industry. The group anticipates that severe drought will have a marked impact on plantations and claims the...
- Research articles 2006-12-10
- Bids in for MacBank's Beaconsfield debt.
- Byline: Elisabeth Sexton Dec 03, 2006 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- There were at least two expressions of interest in Macquarie Bank's $A48m debt parcel relating to the Beaconsfield gold mine in Tasmania. Macquarie is to sell the debt and give...
- Research articles 2006-12-03
- Bids in for debt of Beaconsfield mine.
- Byline: Elisabeth Sexton Dec 03, 2006 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- There were at least two expressions of interest in Macquarie Bank's $A48m debt parcel relating to the Beaconsfield gold mine in Tasmania. Macquarie is to sell the debt and...
- Research articles 2006-12-03
- Adventurer attempts to paddle from Australia to New Zealand
- SYDNEY AFP — An Australian adventurer has emarked on a dangerous bid to become the first kayaker to paddle 1,600 kilometres (1,000 miles) from his country to New Zealand. After customs officials stamped his passport and family and friends said their goodbyes, Andrew McAuley, 39, left early from Fortescue in...
- Research articles 2006-12-02
- Mine partner kept in the dark.
- Byline: Kevin Andrusiak Nov 01, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Beaconsfield Gold believes that its mine near Launceston, in Tasmania, will recommence operations in November 2006. However, Beaconsfield CEO, Bill Colvin, revealed on 1 November that gold production is not...
- Research articles 2006-11-01
- Bells is snapped up by Hazell.
- Byline: Nick Clark Oct 31, 2006 (The Mercury - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Bells Constructions & Technologies in Tasmania has been acquired by Hazell Bros Civil Contracting. Bells is currently building a new baggage handling facility for Qantas Airways at Hobart Airport, as...
- Research articles 2006-10-31
- Union chief doubts Beaconsfield safety.
- Byline: Andrew Trounson Oct 02, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Questions have been raised about the safety of the Beaconsfield gold mine in Tasmania. National secretary of the Australian Workers' Union, Bill Shorten, says parts of the mine may have to...
- Research articles 2006-10-02
- Hobart retailer speaks out.
- Byline: Lyn White Sep 29, 2006 (Inside Retailing - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Austexx has announced plans to build a major direct factory outlet DFO development on land at Hobart Airport. The $A100 million facility will be 16 km from the Hobart CBD....
- Research articles 2006-09-29
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