- December 12th, 2018
- Posted by EU Australia
Debate in the British parliament over the Draft Agreement with Brussels, for Britain to leave the European Union, has produced above all fresh conflict, confusion and uncertainty.
In this second of two reports, Lee Duffield, a long-time specialist on European affairs, says British involvement with the EU has always been a love-hate liaison. … Read More »
- December 30th, 2013
- Posted by EU Australia
Gatherings in Warsaw and Colombo kept the international community’s focus on anxiety about climate change and sustainability, at the year’s end, though the Australians started to march out of step.
Actions on the home front in Australia show clear trends in a ‘non-environmentalist’ direction.
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- September 11th, 2012
- Posted by EUEditor
The Australian government this week announced plans to give itself legal power to prevent the big fishing trawler, until now called Margiris, from operating around Australia for at least two years.
A bill giving effect to the decision was passed in the House of Representatives, 13.9.12, with Greens party support giving it assured passage in the Senate.
See EUAustralia Online, “Super trawler for Australia: An EU-African problem moves southâ€, 24.8.12. … Read More »
- August 24th, 2012
- Posted by EUEditor
Deployment of a super trawler FV Margiris to operate in Australian waters has generated a debate over the use of such ships world-wide. … Read More »
- June 3rd, 2012
- Posted by EUEditor
The Australian government says it will push on with a review of strategy for the Great Barrier Reef, together with the State of Queensland — following a hostile report on the protection of World Heritage values in the area, by UNESCO. … Read More »
- August 30th, 2011
- Posted by EUEditor
The Greenpeace organisation i n Europe has issued a rejoinder to urgent moves by the European Union to conserve stocks of fish, saying it needs to target large-scale industrial fishing first, and implement much tougher quotas.
It describes the European fleet as a major offender in over-fishing, well beyond its home waters.
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