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A large globe featuring an interactive display sits in a central square in Copenhagen, December 8, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/Bob Strong

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Australia government declines comment on carbon delay: AAP

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Sun May 3, 2009 11:50pm EDT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's office declined to comment on a media report that his government would announce a one-year delay to the start of a carbon emissions trading scheme, the Australian Associated Press reported.

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His office also would not say whether Rudd planned to hold a news conference, AAP said on Monday.



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