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Attorney-General to speak at Counter Terrorism Summit

Attorney-General Robert McClelland will be a keynote speaker at the 3rd Annual Counter Terrorism Summit in Melbourne on 28-29 October. Mr McClelland will speak on the Federal Government’s national security agenda and counter terrorism laws. The conference will cover a range of issues from a global risk assessment to emergency management, and feature international and…

13 Oct 2008, by Informa Insights

Planning & Design | Transport & Logistics

Expert speaks out on Sydney traffic

[youtube=http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=er-rigZWCqM] KEN DOBINSON, former NSW Roads and Traffic Authority Director current Director of the advocacy group FROGS, or 10,000 Friends of Greater Sydney The charging system on sections of Sydney’s road network needs to be applied more cleverly in the interests of better traffic management, says former Roads and Traffic Authority Director Ken Dobinson. ‘We…

8 Oct 2008, by Informa Insights

Transport & Logistics

Economy to rely more on rail

[youtube=http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=D63afzt1uV0] BRYAN NYE, CEO, Australasian Railway Association Rail will play an increasing role in the Australian economy as exports, trade between the states and passenger traffic expand, says Bryan Nye, CEO of the Australasian Rail Association. With so much of Australia’s exports such as iron ore and coal relying on rail, it will be vital…

8 Oct 2008, by Informa Insights

Defence & Security | Transport & Logistics

Closing out terrorism by tracking criminality

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEd0Jgvjw30] Australian port and maritime security agencies are tracking criminal activity in an effort to identify security weaknesses that terrorists might also exploit. “Criminals and their activities tend to reveal vulnerabilities in maritime regimes and processes that could be exploited by terrorists,” says Paul Retter, Executive Director of the Federal Government’s Office of Transport Security.…

11 Sep 2008, by Informa Insights

Mining & Resources

Spot iron ore trade set for more growth

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp3A7cD-grs] The spot market trade in iron ore will continue to grow but will not replace term contracts, says Kamal Naqvi, Head of Hedge Fund Coverage for Credit Suisse’s Commodities Group. “Over time we’ll see this as part of the process of further development of the iron ore market, much as we’ve seen in a…

11 Sep 2008, by Informa Insights

Mining & Resources

Dr Nikki Williams to Discuss Reality of Carbon Capture and Storage

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNoOvSwHgro] As climate change is a global problem, unilateral actions taken by Australia will fail to make an impact on global emissions without the deployment of low emission technologies in China and India, says Dr Nikki Williams, CEO of the NSW Minerals Council. “China is now the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Unless we…

11 Sep 2008, by Informa Insights
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