Oceania
Global outrage as Australia cans carbon tax
17 July 2014 After a thwarted attempt last week, the Australian senate has repealed a levy on climate polluters Australian prime minister Tony Abbott said the carbon tax was bad for business Pic: Fo...
Engas hydrocarbon refrigerants for residential, commercial a
22 July 2014 Engas hydrocarbon (HC) refrigerants are non-toxic, have no ozone-depleting potential (ODP) and very low global warming potential (GWP). Engas offers 6 products as specified below. ...
Localization in the Face of Challenge
-- Visit to Daikin Australia Localized production in Australia has become increasingly challenging in recent years with the strong Australian dollar and high labor costs. Auto industry giants includin...
Australian Government Repeals Carbon Tax
The Australian Government abolished the carbon tax on July 1, 2014. The Government introduced the carbon tax repeal bills as the first item of legislative business for the 44th Parliament on November 13, 2013. These bills were rejected by the Senate, and on June 23, 2014, the Government reintroduced them all. Repealing the carbon tax and the Clean Energy Package is designed to: ? Red...
Repealing the Carbon Tax in Australia.
08/07/2014 The Australian Government decided to abolish the carbon tax from 1 July 2014. A communique from Australia’s minister for the environment Greg Hunt says that a review is needed to ensure continued protection of the environment, while reducing the complexity for businesses and individuals who operate under the legislation. In the announcement, Greg Hunt acknowledges that alt...
Big Data driving data centre growth in Australia
9 July 2014 Three-quarters of local businesses and organisations expected to increase spending on data centre facilities in the next 12 months due to Big data, virtualisation and business continuity. According to a world-wide survey commissioned by global data centre solutions provider Digital Realty and conducted by Forrester Research, 76% of Australian organisations expect to increase spe...
Coles Supermarket to provide CCN Live 2014 keynote
07 Jul 2014 CCN Live is back on August 13, 2014 CCN Live 2014 is shaping up to be even bigger and better than last year’s full day conference with retail giant Coles confirming its participation along...
Australian PM Reintroduces Legislation to Repeal Carbon Tax
26 June 2014 The Australian Liberal government on Monday reintroduced legislation to repeal the country’s carbon tax, three months after opposition parties Labor and the Greens rallied in the Senate to defeat the first attempt. “The people have spoken and now it’s up to this Parliament to show it listened,” Prime Minister Tony Abbott told lawmakers when introducing the bill. “The Australian...
Smardt Opens Service Center for Danfoss Turbocor Oil-free Co
In May 2014, Smardt Chiller Group announced that in addition to being Danfoss Turbocor’s sole accredited training partner in oil-free technology in Asia-Pacific, it has opened the only oil-free compressor service center in the region at Smardt-PowerPax facility in Melbourne, Australia. Having already achieved regional market leadership in oil-free compressor technology in Asia-Pacific, Smar...
Panasonic Reveals Industry-first Econavi Sensor at ARBS 2014
Panasonic has revealed 19 new products and technologies for the commercial air conditioning market, including the first-ever Econavi sensor for ducted and VRF products on the first day of ARBS 2014. W...
Yanmar and GasAircon Australia to Strengthen Strategic Allia
Yanmar Energy System announced on May 21 the appointment of GasAircon Australia as its exclusive distributor for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific for its gas powered generators, air condit...
Fujitsu General Focuses on Business Support Services to AC I
Fujitsu General is a leading supplier of world-class, market-leading air conditioning systems in Australia. With a wide range of cost effective air conditioning solutions to suit every space and budge...
