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Australian State Plans To Jail Children With "Adult Crime, Adult Time" Bill
David Crisafulli put the Queensland safer bill in place on Thursday - the first legislation of the government since its win. According to him, the legislation would "serve as a deterrence to crime. They will reduce the number of victims."
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Australia vs India: Queensland Government Clear On Ensuring Strict Quarantine Since Teams Coming From Sydney
India vs Australia: The Queensland government made it clear that both Australia and India will have to adhere to the quarantine norms in the state since they are coming from a COVID hotspot Sydney.
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Australia Rejects Adani's Plan On Endangered Bird, Delaying Mine Project
Australia's Queensland state government has rejected a management plan of Indian energy giant Adani to protect the endangered black-throated finch bird population, saying the company's proposals do not meet the approval conditions for the proposed billion dollar mine project.
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Queensland Government Invokes Special Powers To Speed Up Adani Project
State Development Minister Anthony Lynham issued a statement yesterday, saying the combined mine, rail and associated water infrastructure have all been declaredcritical infrastructure and the project's special "prescribed project" status has been renewed and expanded to include its water infrastructure.
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Mining Leases Approved for Adani's $21.7-Billion Project in Australia
Adani's controversy-hit $21.7-billion (Rs 1.4 lakh crore at $1 = Rs 66.26) coal mine project in Australia on Sunday won three mining leases, but the Indian mining giant said final decision on investment will be taken only after the conclusion of "politically-motivated" legal challenges against one of the world's largest mines.
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Adani Gets Queensland Backing For Australian Coal Project
Parliament in the Australian state of Queensland agreed on Tuesday that India's Adani Enterprises Ltd should be granted "all state government approvals" to build one of the world's biggest coal mines, state mining minister Anthony Lynham said.
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Andhra Pradesh Gets Rs 1.70 Lakh Crore Investment Pledge On Day 2 Of Summit
Australia-based Queensland Coal Corp today agreed to set up a coal-based power plant in Andhra Pradesh with an investment of over Rs 30,000 crore as the state received projects commitments worth Rs 1.70 lakh crore on the second day of CII Partnership Summit.
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Australia's Attempt to Curb Damage to Great Barrier Reef Poor: Report
Australia's attempts to curb damage to the Great Barrier Reef, which was almost listed as being in danger earlier this year, are falling well short of targets, a report released by the national and Queensland state governments said today.
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Australia Spells Out Plans to Protect Great Barrier Reef
Australia detailed today how it will ban dumping of all dredge soil in the Great Barrier Reef as it looks to step up protection of the world's largest reef and avoid having it listed by UNESCO as "in danger".
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Adani, GVK Win Australian State Backing to Expand Coal Port
Queensland's new state government on Wednesday cleared plans by two Indian companies to expand a port for coal projects that are opposed by green groups worried about pollution and damage to the Great Barrier Reef.
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Shock State Election Rout Piles Pressure on Australian PM
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Sunday his government had "lessons to learn" from a state election rout in Queensland, amid growing leadership questions after his unpopular move to knight Britain's Prince Philip.
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Australia State Election Bodes Ill for Prime Minister Tony Abbott's Government
Australia's opposition Labor party pulled off a huge electoral turnaround in a key state today, positioning it to oust the ruling Liberal-National party in a voter backlash that threatens the future of Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
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Adani Enterprises Steps Up Australia Coal Plans Ahead of PM Modi's Visit
Australia's federal and Queensland state governments are eager to see the mine go ahead following the loss of more than 4,000 coal jobs, and Queensland has said Adani may make an announcement tied to the project when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Australia next week.
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Asian-led Consortiums Win Australian Casino Bids
A Hong Kong billionaire and a Chinese-Australian investment consortium won bids Tuesday to build multi billion dollar mega-casinos in Queensland after other contenders were ruled out by the state government.
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Australia Approves $15.5 Billion Coal Mine Development by Adani
Indian firm Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine and rail project in central Queensland is subject to dozens of environmental and social conditions and is yet to receive the federal government green light.
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Australian State Plans To Jail Children With "Adult Crime, Adult Time" Bill
David Crisafulli put the Queensland safer bill in place on Thursday - the first legislation of the government since its win. According to him, the legislation would "serve as a deterrence to crime. They will reduce the number of victims."
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Australia vs India: Queensland Government Clear On Ensuring Strict Quarantine Since Teams Coming From Sydney
India vs Australia: The Queensland government made it clear that both Australia and India will have to adhere to the quarantine norms in the state since they are coming from a COVID hotspot Sydney.
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Australia Rejects Adani's Plan On Endangered Bird, Delaying Mine Project
Australia's Queensland state government has rejected a management plan of Indian energy giant Adani to protect the endangered black-throated finch bird population, saying the company's proposals do not meet the approval conditions for the proposed billion dollar mine project.
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Queensland Government Invokes Special Powers To Speed Up Adani Project
State Development Minister Anthony Lynham issued a statement yesterday, saying the combined mine, rail and associated water infrastructure have all been declaredcritical infrastructure and the project's special "prescribed project" status has been renewed and expanded to include its water infrastructure.
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Mining Leases Approved for Adani's $21.7-Billion Project in Australia
Adani's controversy-hit $21.7-billion (Rs 1.4 lakh crore at $1 = Rs 66.26) coal mine project in Australia on Sunday won three mining leases, but the Indian mining giant said final decision on investment will be taken only after the conclusion of "politically-motivated" legal challenges against one of the world's largest mines.
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Adani Gets Queensland Backing For Australian Coal Project
Parliament in the Australian state of Queensland agreed on Tuesday that India's Adani Enterprises Ltd should be granted "all state government approvals" to build one of the world's biggest coal mines, state mining minister Anthony Lynham said.
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Andhra Pradesh Gets Rs 1.70 Lakh Crore Investment Pledge On Day 2 Of Summit
Australia-based Queensland Coal Corp today agreed to set up a coal-based power plant in Andhra Pradesh with an investment of over Rs 30,000 crore as the state received projects commitments worth Rs 1.70 lakh crore on the second day of CII Partnership Summit.
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Australia's Attempt to Curb Damage to Great Barrier Reef Poor: Report
Australia's attempts to curb damage to the Great Barrier Reef, which was almost listed as being in danger earlier this year, are falling well short of targets, a report released by the national and Queensland state governments said today.
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Australia Spells Out Plans to Protect Great Barrier Reef
Australia detailed today how it will ban dumping of all dredge soil in the Great Barrier Reef as it looks to step up protection of the world's largest reef and avoid having it listed by UNESCO as "in danger".
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Adani, GVK Win Australian State Backing to Expand Coal Port
Queensland's new state government on Wednesday cleared plans by two Indian companies to expand a port for coal projects that are opposed by green groups worried about pollution and damage to the Great Barrier Reef.
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Shock State Election Rout Piles Pressure on Australian PM
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Sunday his government had "lessons to learn" from a state election rout in Queensland, amid growing leadership questions after his unpopular move to knight Britain's Prince Philip.
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Australia State Election Bodes Ill for Prime Minister Tony Abbott's Government
Australia's opposition Labor party pulled off a huge electoral turnaround in a key state today, positioning it to oust the ruling Liberal-National party in a voter backlash that threatens the future of Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
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Adani Enterprises Steps Up Australia Coal Plans Ahead of PM Modi's Visit
Australia's federal and Queensland state governments are eager to see the mine go ahead following the loss of more than 4,000 coal jobs, and Queensland has said Adani may make an announcement tied to the project when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Australia next week.
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Asian-led Consortiums Win Australian Casino Bids
A Hong Kong billionaire and a Chinese-Australian investment consortium won bids Tuesday to build multi billion dollar mega-casinos in Queensland after other contenders were ruled out by the state government.
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Australia Approves $15.5 Billion Coal Mine Development by Adani
Indian firm Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine and rail project in central Queensland is subject to dozens of environmental and social conditions and is yet to receive the federal government green light.
