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• Half million-strong petition calls on APEC climate action

  Published: September 4, 2007, 7:14 pm

  Tags: Environment, Climate Change, Apec 2007, Australia

  A petition with around 500,000 signatories is calling for leaders at this week's APEC summit to commit to binding targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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• APEC protesters plan violence, damage, court told

  Published: September 4, 2007, 7:00 pm

  Tags: Law Crime Justice, Courts Trials, Apec 2007, Sydney 2000

  The Supreme Court in Sydney has heard some anti-APEC protesters who want to march through the CBD on Saturday plan to vandalise shops and target the Cenotaph.

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• Howard, Bush to discuss military ties

  Published: September 4, 2007, 2:33 pm

  Tags: Defence National Security, Government Politics, Federal Government, Foreign Affairs, World Politics, Apec 2007, Australia, Sydney 2000, United States

  Prime Minister John Howard and the United States President George Bush will focus on strengthening the military and security ties between the two nations during a series of meetings today.

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• Sydney APEC protest runs risk of crowd injuries, court told

  Published: September 4, 2007, 9:12 pm

  Tags: Law Crime Justice, Courts Trials, Police, Apec 2007, Nsw, Sydney 2000

  The head of the New South Wales police riot squad has told the Supreme Court in Sydney that an protest against APEC planned for Saturday has a high risk of injuries through crowd crush.

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• Student protests could turn violent: Education Dept

  Published: September 4, 2007, 9:01 pm

  Tags: Schools, Secondary Schools, Apec 2007, Australia

  The New South Wales Education Department says it wants students to stay away from today's APEC protest because of concerns it could turn violent.

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• Britain pushes for climate change agreement at APEC

  Published: September 4, 2007, 9:01 pm

  Tags: Environment, Climate Change, World Politics, Unrest Conflict War, Apec 2007, Australia, Sydney 2000, United Kingdom

  The British PM says any APEC talks about climate change should include discussions on greenhouse gas emissions.

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• Chemical movements a security risk, says union

  Published: September 4, 2007, 8:44 pm

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, Industry, Transport, Defence National Security, Apec 2007, Australia

  The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) says the Federal Government is being hypocritical by imposing such restrictive security measures for APEC, while still allowing dangerous chemicals to be transferred between ports by crews who have not undergone security checks.

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• Free trade on APEC agenda

  Published: September 4, 2007, 8:08 pm

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, International Aid Trade, Trade, Agreements Treaties, Apec 2007, Nsw, Sydney 2000

  Global trade negotiations and the potential for a regional free trade agreement (FTA) will dominate Ministerial talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting today.

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• Aust-China to propose annual security talks

  Published: September 5, 2007, 2:35 am

  Tags: Government Politics, Foreign Affairs, Apec 2007, Australia, Nsw, Sydney 2000

  Australia and China could be holding regular high-level security talks by next year depending on negotiations between the two country's at the APEC summit this week.

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• Bush speaks out on Burma

  Published: September 5, 2007, 1:38 am

  Tags: World Politics, Law Crime Justice, Rights, Human, Apec 2007, Australia, Sydney 2000, Burma

  US President George W Bush has urged APEC leaders to express their concerns about the military regime in Burma.

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• Court rules APEC protest has to move

  Published: September 5, 2007, 1:26 am

  Tags: Community Society, Law Crime Justice, Courts Trials, Police, Community Organisations, Apec 2007, Australia, Nsw, Sydney 2000

  The Supreme Court in Sydney has upheld an application made by New South Wales Police to move the route of a protest march through the city on Saturday.

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• Students leave school to attend protest march

  Published: September 5, 2007, 1:00 am

  Tags: Community Society, Youth Issues, Apec 2007, Australia, Nsw, Sydney 2000, Qld, Brisbane 4000

  Hundreds of school students shouting anti-war slogans have marched through the streets of Sydney.

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• Howard, Bush agree to share military technology

  Published: September 4, 2007, 9:32 pm

  Tags: Defence National Security, World Politics, Apec 2007, Australia, Sydney 2000, United States

  Prime Minister John Howard has announced that he and US President George W Bush have agreed to discuss a further upgrade of the defence relationship between the two nations.

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• Howard, Bush show relationship remains strong

  Published: September 5, 2007, 5:42 am

  Tags: Government Politics, Federal Government, Foreign Affairs, World Politics, Apec 2007, Australia, United States

  Prime Minister John Howard and US President George W Bush have spent the day demonstrating the strength of their relationship and have agreed to work towards making the military ties even closer.

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• Chinese President arrives in Sydney

  Published: September 5, 2007, 4:43 am

  Tags: World Politics, Apec 2007, Australia, Nsw, Sydney 2000, China

  The President of China has arrived in Sydney for the APEC summit.

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