Southeast Australia is one of the most fire-prone regions anywhere and international experts have been keen to learn from the catastrophic events in the state of Victoria earlier this year.
VOA: standard.2009.06.24
The heady days of 50% annual growth are gone, but so are the sins of youth--uneven financial performance, notebook computers prone to catching fire, botched expansion efforts abroad.
Boeing convinced regulators to allow the use of lithium-ion batteries on its 787, which are lighter and pack more energy than traditional nickel-cadmium batteries, but are prone to catching on fire.