Sydney : China has denied it was behind an alleged cyber-attack on Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM).The Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported a “massive” hack on Wednesday, saying it had been told by “multiple official sources” it almost certainly came from China. The BoM, which owns one of Australia’s largest supercomputers, said it would not […]
Sydney : Australia’s Labor opposition wants the country to be carbon neutral by 2050, meaning all its emissions will need to be offset with renewable energy. It also proposed a 2030 emissions reduction target of 45% on 2005 levels.That is higher than the 2030 target of between 26% and 28% that the Australian government will […]
Sydney : Australian mining giant BHP says mud spilled by the devastating collapse of a dam at a Brazilian mine is not toxic.On Thursday the UN said the dam burst at the Samarco mine unleashed a flood equivalent to “20,000 Olympic swimming pools of toxic mud”.The incident earlier this month in Minas Gerais state left […]
Sydney : Asian markets experienced mixed fortunes on Tuesday following declines in the US and as slumping iron ore prices continued to hurt mining companies. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.95% at 5,226.40.Analysts said iron ore prices were continuing to move towards the decade low reached earlier this year. The commodity is Australia’s biggest export […]
Sydney : The so-called Islamic State (IS) group is weak and Australia has no plans to send combat troops to fight it, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says.Mr Turnbull was speaking after terror attacks in Paris claimed by IS.His remarks contrasted with former prime minister Tony Abbott’s description of IS as a “death cult”. Mr Abbott, now […]