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    • Australia increases shark tagging after teen mauling 

      (The Manila Times, October 3, 2016, on page B4)
      The tagging and relocation of sharks off Australia's most populous state will be sharply increased to protect surfers ahead of a busy summer season, authorities said Sunday, after a teenager was mauled in a recent attack. ...

    • Australia plans Chinese naval exercise in disputed seas 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Panay News, October 30, 2015, on page 11)
      Australia said it would continue scheduled live-fire naval exercises with China, even after close ally the United States sent a warship into disputed South China Sea waters this week. On Tuesday, Washington sent its USS ...

    • Australia records 470 stranded whales in ongoing rescue 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 24, 2020, on page B4)
      Rescuers raced against the tide Wednesday to free whales beached off the Australian coast, with more than half the estimated 470 mammals in the country’s biggest stranding on record already believed dead. The pod of ...

    • Australia weights in on Chinese boats' intrusion 

      Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, March 25, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Australia on Wednesday joined the United States and Japan in expressing concern over Chinese incursions in the West Philippine Sea after Manila protested the presence of more than 200 Chinese vessels moored near the Julian ...

    • Australia will ignore China air defense zone 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, June 2, 2015, on page A1-A8)
      Australian military aircraft will continue to fly over disputed waters in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea), even if Beijing imposes an air defense identification zone (ADIZ), a top defense official said on Monday. ...

    • Australia won't halt surveillance flights over South China Sea 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, December 18, 2015, on page 9)
      Australia will not bow to Chinese pressure to halt surveillance flights over disputed islands in the South China Sea at the center of rival claims between China and some of its neighbors, Defense Minister Marise Payne said ...

    • Australia, Indonesia mull joint South China Sea patrols 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, November 2, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      Australia is considering joint patrols with Indonesia in the disputed South China Sea, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Tuesday, in a move set to irk Beijing. The possibility was raised by Jakarta during meetings between ...

    • Australia, Japan, UK air concern over Chinese vessels 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Paolo; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Punay, Edu; Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, March 25, 2021, on page 2)
      Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom have expressed concern over the presence of around 220 Chinese vessels on Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea. “Japan strongly opposes any action that heightens tensions. ...

    • Australia, PH renew stronger AANR ties 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (Panay News, August 29, 2020, on page 8)
      The governments of Australia and the Philippines have partnered anew for a stronger agricultural research and development (R&D) efforts. This development came after Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora, Executive Director of the Philippine ...

    • Australia, Singapore urge calm in South China Sea 

      Agence France-presse (BusinessWorld, September 11, 2012, on page S1/12)
      Australian and Singapore on Monday called for a de-escalation in tensions over the South China Sea, warning that territorial disputes could disrupt decade of peace and economic progress in Asia. Australia's Foreign Minister ...

    • Australia-funded coral restoration project underway in Zambales 

      (BusinessWorld, August 24, 2022, on page S1/10)
      Restoration work is underway in damaged reefs in Iba, Zambales in northeastern Philippines through a P15.3-million project funded by the Australian Embassy. The Mead Foundation, one of the implementers, said the two-year ...

    • Australia: Plan ensures Great Barrier Reef future 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, March 23, 2015, on page 12)
      Australia released its long-term blueprint to save the Great Barrier Reef Saturday, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott saying protecting the World Heritage site was a priority. The 35-year plan for the major tourist attraction ...

    • Australian agency boosts PH agri-fisheries research 

      (Manila Standard, February 26, 2017, on page D2)
      The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research or ACIAR recently held its Country Partnership discussions in Makati City aimed at mapping out the development of a 10-year strategy for the country’s agriculture ...

    • Australian Embassy supports marine conservation in Mindoro 

      (The Manila Times, June 9, 2010, on page C4)
      The Australian Embassy, through its Direct Aid Program (DAP), has funded community group Kaunsayan Formation for Community Development (KAFCODE) to establish 200 artificial reef modules to help rehabilitate the marine ...

    • Australian government says climate change targets can't risk economy, jobs 

      Bloomberg (BusinessWorld, February 24, 2020, on page S2/5)
      Australia’s government will work to set new long-term plans on reducing greenhouse gas emissions ahead of a key global summit this year, though signaled it won’t pursue policies that pose risks to jobs or growth. Prime ...

    • Australian lobster sector claws back trade after China ban 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, December 28, 2020, on page B3)
      Even in the scorching Australian summer sun, long queues of customers snake around Fremantle harbor―a soothing sight for beleaguered local fishermen trying to replace lost business with China. Australia’s rock lobster ...

    • Author details how rainbow trout conquered the world 

      Stoddard, Ed (BusinessWorld, April 23, 2010, on page S3/8)
      In the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex fishermen can catch their fill of rainbow trout during the relative cool of the winter months in several stocked dams and at least one stream. Rainbow trout can also be pursued in South ...

    • Authorities apprehend 3 illegal fishing vessels in Manila Bay 

      (BusinessMirror, March 24, 2021, on page A3)
      Three fishing vessels allegedly engaged in illegal fishing activities were apprehended during a joint seaborne operation by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Central Office-Fisheries Protection and Law ...

    • Authors launch book on coastal plants 

      Pendon, Lydia (The Manila Times, November 9, 2018, on page A6)
      Two authors and scientists will launch an environmental book Beach Forest Species and Mangrove Associates in the Philippines at the Camiña Balay nga Bato in Arevalo District in Friday of November 16, 2012, to graced by ...

    • Aviation industry dons shark skins 

      Balmer, Etienne (Manila Bulletin, February 19, 2013, on page B-14)
      In its never-ending quest to develop more aerodynamic, more fuel-efficient aircraft, the aviation industry believes the ocean’s oldest predator, the shark, could hold the key to cutting energy consumption. Germany’s biggest ...