Australian PM backs carbon trading scheme
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Friday dropped his objections to a national carbon emissions trading scheme but said he would not be rushed into setting targets that could damage the economy.
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Australian PM Kevin Rudd vows support for Afghanistan, echoing French leader Nicolas Sarkozy, on trips to Kabul.
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The Prime Minister has made public a letter he received last week from the acting Prime Minister of Iraq. The letter thanks John Howard for Australia&#39;s contribution to securing peace and safety for the people of Iraq.
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SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister John Howard said he would not hesitate to order pre-emptive strikes against terrorist bases overseas as he unveiled a plan for anti-terror police flying squads.
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The government unveiled a plan to help consumers more effectively offset the carbon dioxide their lifestyles produce.
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Prime Minister John Howard ditched his long-standing opposition to a greenhouse gas reduction target for Australia with a pledge Sunday to set a national pollution limit next year.
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Prime Minister John Howard is closing the gap on the opposition in Australia's election battle after pledging multi-billion dollar tax cuts, two opinion polls showed Friday.
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European Union transport ministers approve a plan to make airlines part of a carbon trading scheme.
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Pacific Rim leaders agreed Saturday to curb global warming by improving energy use and expanding forests, laying out a plan they hope will influence future climate change talks but that critics dismissed as too timid.
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Australia's conservative government is preparing a major advertising campaign on climate change as it tries to win back voter support ahead of looming elections, Prime Minister John Howard confirmed on Tuesday.
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Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces a new $1.3bn fund to combat climate change.
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PRIME Minister John Howard said yesterday he would use the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation leaders meeting in Chile to encourage further liberalisation of global trade.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Tuesday that Indonesia is not a danger to his country even though a recent poll suggests the most Australians think otherwise.
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The Australian government will not move to block a foreign takeover of  airline Qantas, the prime minister says.
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Australia said on Sunday the coming Asia-Pacific leaders' summit in Sydney, which will focus on global warming, would set no binding targets for greenhouse gas reduction but might agree on a post-Kyoto consensus.
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_ Australia plans to closely monitor ships beyond its territorial waters in a move to boost the country&#39;s defenses against possible terror attacks on its soil and offshore oil and gas facilities, Prime Minister John Howard said
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The case for using a carbon tax to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.