River Murray
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.
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The green people consulted “the science” and demanded human sacrifice to the river to make it well.
The writer of the Murray darling Commission draft report, that suddenly became a guide to the draft report (yet to be seen), declared that the legislation establishing the Commission required him to ignore the socio-economic effects of taking away irrigation entitlements and first concentrate on the wellbeing of the river – very green.
Trouble is the Water Act establishing the Commission in fact did require the Commission to consider the impact on people, communities and livelihoods. Section 3 (c) of the Water Act clearly sets out that the objectives of the Act include economic and social considerations.
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Ryan says:
Persephone is just spouting the Labor/Greens party line, and what she is telling you as a staffer is that “Labor and the Greens blames the farmers”! Read more »
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Scot says:
Persephone. When you own and run large country properties as our families are doing and have done for over a 100 years I will listen to you. Until you have then I will not. Put your money where you mouth is. You have no idea what it takes to run… Read more »
In their haste to get an agreement on national management of the Murray Darling Basin Kevin Rudd and Mike Rann quite literally sold the dream.
Now, as Mike Rann realises the deal he signed has left the Southern Basin high and dry despite floods flowing into the system up north, the South Australian Premier has been left so impotent that all he can do is write a letter to the Prime Minister.
It is reminiscent of the satirical movie Team America: World Police who lampooned former chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix over his incapacity to bring North Korea to heel, with his character saying:
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Grumpy Middle Aged Man says:
“Media” Mike Rann, has always been a joke! The sooner this union backed embarrassment is kicked out of office the better. He was allegedly assaulted by the husband of a staffer he was allegedly having an affair with and unlike anyone with any testicular fortitude he’s denied everything, even refusing… Read more »
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Nat Wilson says:
It is possible to farm without irrigation in low rainfall areas (eg P.C. 2823), we do. We’ve been there for years and are doing fine. And K.Rudd, I’d like him better if he stayed put, none of this flying around the world every 3 weeks. Try Australian politics for a… Read more »
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