Archived publication for 2003
Recent publications
How Useful are Australia's Official Environmental Statistics?
Close scrutiny of the ABS's Measuring Australia's Progress reveals a superficial presentation of environmental data and conclusions based more on opinion that rigorous analysis.
Myth and the Murray: Measuring The Real State of the Environment
We have all heard about the declining health of the Murray River, including poor water quality, dying red gums and threats to the continued survival of the Murray cod---this is the popular view in urban Australia. Along the river, communities...
GM Fish and Chips? Already and Australian Staple!
Whipping up public fears that GM canola would be the 'first' GM food in Australia conveniently overlooks the fact that we've been eating oil from GM cotton for years.
Where's the Data?
We are repeatedly told that Australia's waterways are seriously degraded or under threat. Yet no-one seems seriously willing to answer the obvious question- where's the data to support the alarming claims?
Property Rights to Water: Effects on Agricultural Productivity and the Environment
If water rights are taken away without compensation, major incentives that power the economy’s well-being are undermined.
Deceit in the Name of Conservation?
'Deception' is the only fitting word for the treatment of some of the evidence used in the most recent campaign about the Barriet Reef.