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Power demand slump saps emissions
Kurri Kurri :: Australia | 1 month ago
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A sharp fall in electricity demand in NSW and a continuing surge in hydropower means carbon emissions are now 10 million tonnes lower on an annualised basis since the introduction of the carbon tax, research shows. The monthly carbon emission index
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Man bashed with plank during NSW brawl
Kurri Kurri :: Australia | 3 months ago
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OLD man is seriously injured after being bashed with a plank of wood during a street brawl on the NSW Hunter region...The injured man is in a serious but stable condition in John Hunter Hospital. An 18-year-old Weston man has been arrested and
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A rockier road
Kurri Kurri :: Australia | 6 months ago
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The depth of his involvement indicates it is much more than a case of using his notoriety to have some fun as he wound down and then walked away from his seven years at the top of MotoGP. Since he announced his retirement from grand prix motorcycle
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Opposition Blames Carbon Tax for Closure of Hunter Valley Smelter
Kurri Kurri :: Australia | 1 year ago
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Although operators of the soon-to-be shuttered smelter plant in Hunter Valley cited the high Australia n dollar and weak prices in the international market for aluminium as the short-term reasons why it would close its Kurri Kurri facility, the
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Kurri Kurri smelter closure to trigger 450 job losses
Newcastle :: Australia | 1 year ago
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Story continues below The plant will be shut down in three months, although it may be as long as a year before the last person is off the site, Richard Downie, secretary of the Newcastle branch of the Australian Workers Union said. "We're not
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Hundreds of jobs at risk at Rio smelter
Kurri Kurri :: Australia | over 1 year ago
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Rio Tinto may cut output at its Tasmanian aluminium smelter which is losing money due to the strong Australian dollar, high production costs and weak aluminium prices. Workers at the Bell Bay aluminium smelter, part of the Pacific Aluminium business
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Supercross star Reed out for year
Kurri Kurri :: Australia | over 1 year ago
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One of Australia's highest-paid sportsmen, Reed was badly hurt at last weekend's Dallas round of the AMA Supercross while challenging for the race lead. Initial scans have revealed Reed has torn his anterior cruciate ligament, broken his tibia and
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Aluminium crisis hits local jobs
Kurri Kurri :: Australia | over 1 year ago
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Brian Robins January 12, 2012 Read later Melting pot: 15 per cent of total employment at the two smelters has been shed. Photo: Reuters THE strong Australian dollar and the slide in world aluminium prices have forced the loss of 250 jobs at two
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To keep your car, hide the keys
Kurri Kurri :: Australia | 2 years ago
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About 42 per cent of vehicles stolen in NSW are taken from private dwellings, new figures show. Bureau of Crime Statistics figures show that motor vehicle theft in NSW was down by 9.3 per cent in the 24 months to December 31. But the proportion of
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Hydro increases pressure over supply of power
Oslo :: Norway | over 2 years ago
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Brian Robins November 15, 2010 THE Norwegian operator of the Kurri Kurri aluminium smelter in the Hunter Valley is trying to force the state government to sign a new long-term supply contract. Last week the government allowed the rival Tomago smelter
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