Moving Around NSW
Carr's green credentials under fire.
New South Wales Premier Bob Carr has refused to rule out building new coal-fired power stations despite releasing a report predicting a more extreme climate in the state because of global warming. The Government is hosting an international conference on climate change in Sydney today and a special report on climate change in New South Wales says rising temperatures will become apparent within the next two decades. The CSIRO study says weather patterns will also become more extreme without any action to curb greenhouse emissions. Mr Carr says it is a call for global action.
Global warming could make Aust 'uninhabitable'
New South Wales Premier Bob Carr says new scientific data shows global warming will have serious consequences for Australia. He says a new report from Australia's peak scientific body, the CSIRO, shows global warming will affect rainfall, make weather patterns more erratic and will increase the number of days with a temperature exceeding 35 degrees. Mr Carr has told Lateline that temperature increases could make Australia less inhabitable and could also have dire global consequences."
Opposition backs fare-free day
The NSW Government should give commuters a fare-free day on Sydney's trains next Monday to avoid forcing them to break the law, the State Opposition said today. Legal secretary Rebecca Turner has been handing out leaflets at stations in central Sydney urging fellow commuters not to buy train tickets on November 22. She is angry at NSW's embattled rail system, which has been roundly criticised in recent months over the constant late running of trains.
Fines for protest commuters
New South Wales Premier Bob Carr has refused to rule out building new coal-fired power stations despite releasing a report predicting a more extreme climate in the state because of global warming. The Government is hosting an international conference on climate change in Sydney today and a special report on climate change in New South Wales says rising temperatures will become apparent within the next two decades. The CSIRO study says weather patterns will also become more extreme without any action to curb greenhouse emissions. Mr Carr says it is a call for global action.
Global warming could make Aust 'uninhabitable'
New South Wales Premier Bob Carr says new scientific data shows global warming will have serious consequences for Australia. He says a new report from Australia's peak scientific body, the CSIRO, shows global warming will affect rainfall, make weather patterns more erratic and will increase the number of days with a temperature exceeding 35 degrees. Mr Carr has told Lateline that temperature increases could make Australia less inhabitable and could also have dire global consequences."
Opposition backs fare-free day
The NSW Government should give commuters a fare-free day on Sydney's trains next Monday to avoid forcing them to break the law, the State Opposition said today. Legal secretary Rebecca Turner has been handing out leaflets at stations in central Sydney urging fellow commuters not to buy train tickets on November 22. She is angry at NSW's embattled rail system, which has been roundly criticised in recent months over the constant late running of trains.
Fines for protest commuters
NSW commuters were warned today they would be hit with $200 fines if they failed to buy train tickets as part of a 'no pay day' to protest against poor service levels. The NSW government and RailCorp today said commuters would be fined if they took part in the action, planned for next Monday. Legal secretary Rebecca Turner has been handing out leaflets at stations in central Sydney urging fellow commuters not to buy train tickets that day.
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