Tag Archives: Murray Darling
Penny Wong’s ‘Water Bomb’ Leaves Small Farmers ‘High & Dry’
The much laundered new era of Federal – State cooperation has fallen apart. The Federal Governments battle to gain control of the Murray Basin Water took an ugly turn this… Read more
South East QLD Water Grid & Murray Darling Buy back are how to fight Climate Change – Not the ETS.
Gary Johns is a former minister in the Keating Labor government. In a terrific piece in todays Australian Newspaper he says that the Emissions Trading Scheme will require Australians to… Read more
Senators Declare War on Kevin Rudd over Murray Water
The Senate inquiry into the Murray Darling is due to report later this week and Independent Senator Nick Xenophon and Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young [ pictured] have laid it on… Read more
NSW Rural Hospitals Can’t Pay Their Bills.
Patients in country hospitals are being served meatless meals because the NSW Health system is so broke they can’t pay their butchers bill. . “NSW Nationals State MP for Barwon… Read more
Are Kevin Rudd & Dr Wendy Craik Lying about the Science?
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Murray Darling Basin chief executive Dr Wendy Craik are adamant that the drought and water crisis in the Murray Darling Basin is caused by climate… Read more
Water Minister Penny Wong to be Congratulated for Toorale Purchase.
Federal Water Minister Penny Wong [pictured] is to be congratulated for instigating the purchase of the giant outback irrigation property Toorale. Wong is the recipient of today’s Agmates “Onya” award…. Read more
Government Buys Giant Toorale Station At Bourke
The NSW government with the backing of the Federal government finalized the purchase of Toorale Station on Wednesday, just a day before it was due to go to auction. The… Read more
Kevin Rudd Accuses Brendan Nelson of being a Climate Change Denier
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday launched an attack on opposition leader Brendan Nelson for saying the Murray Darling crisis is not the result of climate change: . BRENDAN Nelson… Read more
Exceptional Rain in South Australia Buys Lakes some time.
The last 6 weeks has seen above average winter rainfall raise the level of the Murray’s lower lakes in South Australia. . 170mm of rain that has fallen around the… Read more
Australia is Hotter & Drier with More Salinity – And other Myths
Jennifer Marohasy (pictured) in her article ‘Case of the warm and fuzzy’ in the weekend Australian contributes to the growing tide of media that is causing the Rudd Government a… Read more
