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Jennifer Marohasy
Vote for rain - no matter who wins
In the lead-up to the last federal election there was much angst among the irrigation community in the Murray-Darling Basin. It was feared that if...
Bell Bay pulp friction all due to Sydney's ... Green elites
Geoffrey Cousins, a well-known Sydney businessman and confidante of the prime minister, ran a campaign against a pulp mill planned for Bell Bay in...
Fighting for River Red Gums
It was raining on the Murray River and the annual Koondrook-Barham Red Gum Showcase last Sunday. A few farmers who attended the festival complained...
Nuclear power the main point of party difference
When it comes to the environment as a federal election issue there are few differences between the major political parties. Energy, and in...
Sydney sticks its nose in Tasmania's problem
It is increasingly common for the rich and famous in Sydney to tell the rest of us what we should and should not do. Most recently, well known...
It's All about Politics under the Bridge
Federal Environment Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, recently changed his mind about the sale of water from Queensland's Warrego River - a decision that...
Murray Logging Ban No Help to Red Gums
Last week the New South National Parks Association launched a legal challenge to the logging of state forests along the Murray River. It claims the...
Fashionable Fears Ignore the Facts
There is significant concern amongst US farmers about the die-off of large colonies of commercial honey bees and the potential impact this could...
Floods and Drought - So What's New?
A friend who lives in the Tinderries, in the Upper Murrumbidgee Valley catchment, tells me the district's good snowfalls and snow storms of recent...
Easing Climate Conscience is Tricky
With all the concern about global warming, you would think a big business that signed up to a 'Climate Action Partnership' would be praised. But in...