http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/paul-sinclair/ Dr Paul Sinclair is the Healthy Ecosystems program manager at the Australian Conservation Foundation. He is a founding board member of Waterkeepers Australia, a not-for profit organisation that supports a national network of community groups who are working to protect Australian waterways.  Dr Sinclair is also an honorary Research Fellow at Melbourne University’s Australian Centre. His book The Murray: A River and its People was published by Melbourne University Press. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/watering-down-the-murray-darling-plan-would-be-fatal/ Many of us learnt at school that the great Nile River sustained Egypt through floods that nourished the fertility of the river’s floodplain. Our Murray and Darling Rivers are no different. It’s in Australia’s national interest to protect and restore the Murray Darling Basin. Disconnect the river from the floodplain and you destroy the fertility of the land. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Paul Sinclair) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/watering-down-the-murray-darling-plan-would-be-fatal/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/watering-down-the-murray-darling-plan-would-be-fatal/#item7238 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:55:30 +0000 Paul Sinclair | Author bios | The Punch