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Bruce Shapiro surveys another week in US politics. Richard Beasley s lively and provocative account of what has gone wrong with the water plan for the Murray Darling basin. Anne- Marie Tosolini discusses her research on the fossil record in the Antarctic and it s relevance for climate change today.
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It was a strange job. Shuttle driver Julie Lamrock was booked to pick up a passenger from Campbelltown and drive her to Circular Quay to join the Ruby Princess on March 8, but there was delay after delay, and she could tell her client was getting the wobbles. The health department’s down there and they re not allowing anyone on the ship until it gets clear, Ms Lamrock s passenger said. Should I go?
Of course she should, Ms Lamrock replied. The government wouldn t let you on the ship unless it was fine.
Ms Lamrock is pained now to recall her reassurances. It is notorious that the Ruby Princess would spawn Australia s biggest coronavirus cluster a record that it held until July when it was eclipsed by Melbourne s hotel quarantine debacle. On March 20, NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard revealed that 24 hours after the ship s 2647 passengers were allowed to disembark and travel home, three COVID-19 tests performed on board had returned p
UKEF supports offshore wind deal in Taiwan and UK green jobs with £200 million
British firms win green energy contracts on UK export credit agency-supported project as UK prioritises renewable energy exports and jobs.
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Two UK firms in the North West and East Anglia win contracts in Taiwan
UKEF has now provided credit guarantees of £500 million to finance several offshore wind projects in Taiwan
Government backing part of plan for cleaner, greener trade focus for UK firms
UK Export Finance (
UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency, is providing a £200 million buyer credit guarantee to help finance the Greater Changhua 1 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan, unlocking the export potential of the UK’s offshore wind sector.
UK Export Finance (UKEF) is providing a £200m buyer credit guarantee to help finance the 605MW Greater Changhua 1 offshore wind farm off Taiwan to unlock the export potential of the UK’s offshore wind sector.
UKEF has now provided £500m of financing for three offshore wind projects in Taiwan alone since late 2019, creating trading opportunities for UK renewable energy companies and supporting green jobs.
Two UK renewable energy companies, Seajacks and Trelleborg’s applied technologies operation in the UK, have already capitalised on UKEF’s support by winning export contracts with Orsted, the company leading the development of the wind farm.
This lawyer is angry, in a Hunter S Thompson way
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It says so on the cover of
Dead In The Water, and all it takes is a few moments of Beasley talking about the degradation of the Murray-Darling Basin to realise it is more than barrister outrage.
âAngry and passionateâ: Richard Beasley in his Sydney chambers.Â
Louise Kennerley
The Sydney silk was counsel assisting the Murray-Darling royal commission, which was set up in 2018 by the South Australian Labor government to examine the federal plan to save the river system.
Commissioner Bret Walker, SC, found the management and board of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority â the body charged with drafting and implementing the basin plan â had acted negligently and unlawfully.