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Jennifer Marohasy
Time for a fuel change
Petrol prices continue to climb and Federal Treasurer, Peter Costello, recently responded to increasing community concerns by explaining it was not...
Democracy versus leadership in Poowoomba
Why did Prime Minister John Howard insist that the people of Toowoomba vote on the issue of waste water recycling? Why didn't he just give the...
'Poowoomba' on the right track
Last weekend I visited Australia's largest inland regional city. Toowoomba is situated at the headwaters of the Murray Darling Basin on the edge of...
Less salt, but a lot less groundwater, too
The Murray-Darling Basin Commission (MDBC) recently awarded its National Salinity Prize to the Pyramid Creek salt interception and harvesting...
Why Going Nuclear Looks Good
A recent poll of Australians indicates that 60 percent of Labor voters and nearly 40 percent of Coalition voters are against building a nuclear...
Little Real Evidence for Salinity Crisis
Six years ago the National Farmers Federation (NFF) and the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) joined forces to lobby the federal government...
Does the Murray River Still Need Saving?
On budget night the Federal Treasurer, Peter Costello, pledged MORE public money to "Save the Murray River". An extra $500 million will be spent on...
Is Murray money worth its salt?
The Murray River was the focus of the Federal Government's commitment to the environment when the Federal Budget was announced last week. An extra...
So rich, we can afford to keep 'Saving the Murray River'
The Murray River is a national icon, and campaigning for years by the Australian Conservation Foundation means the river is usually a focus when...
Grasslands value lost on greenies
Last year the Victorian government spent an extraordinary $400,000 to save a large gum tree in Albert Park in the middle of Melbourne. The...