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Advanced CD recycling facility in Melbourne to reprocess one million ton annually

Posted by DeshRaj on 20/11/2009

Alex Fraser Group unveils a $45 million construction and demolition (CD) materials recycling facility in Victoria, Melbourne. With an annual capacity of approximately one million ton, the state-of-the-art facility, dubbed as the Western Metropolitan.

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Australia: Asylum Seekers test tough but humane approach

Posted by Kevin Rennie on 19/11/2009

There has been a spike in asylum seekers coming to Australia by boat following the increasing violence in Afghanistan and the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka. The Australian government has been heavily criticised for both its handling of the Oceanic Viking incident and refugee policy in gene ...

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Australian government must end state-sponsored racially discriminatory measures

Posted on 18/11/2009

Slamming decades of failure by Australian governments to address the dire living conditions, disempowerment and discrimination faced by many of the country’s Indigenous peoples, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan warned that the government of Prime Minister Rudd must ...

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Rebycycle Project trains youngsters to recycle old bicycles

Posted by DeshRaj on 18/11/2009

The Rebycycle Program is a joint course run by Gosford TAFE, Gosford City Council and UnitingCare Burnside. Under the 10-week course, the youngsters get detailed instructions on how to ensure bike maintenance and safety. The course targets those...

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Impact of ICT on Indigenous Cultures: Rejuvenation or Colonization?

Posted by Aparna Ray on 17/11/2009

Can ICT truly preserve and protect distinct identities and culture? Does ICT by its very intervention introduce an element of Westernization amidst the indigenous culture that it purports to preserve and protect? What is the optimum balance between preserving traditional knowledge and embracing remi ...

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