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Productivity Commission draft report: Current infrastructure projects no solution to water crisis |
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Thursday, 10 December 2009 |
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The Findings and Recommendations section of the draft report by the Productivity Commission, Market Mechanisms for Recovering Water, details the successes and failures of the water recovery plan for the Murray-Darling. It is highly critical of the expenditure of billions of taxpayers dollars by the Basin States on huge and unnecessary infrastructure projects.
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National State of Emergency Commission and National Commission of Inquiry |
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009 |
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TERMS OF REFERENCE RELEASED
In response to the ongoing crisis, Fair Water Use commissioned Consultants in Quality Pty Ltd to draft terms of reference for both a National State of Emergency Commission ( SOE) and a National Public Commission of Inquiry into the Murray-Darling crisis (NPCI).
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Rudd Government's policy drought |
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Monday, 16 November 2009 |
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In response to the latest grim Drought Update from the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, the Federal Water Minister has issued a statement in which she continues the it's all about drought mantra and also uses the crisis to push the ineffectual CPRS that the Prime Minister wishes to parade in Copenhagen.
FWU has contacted Senator Wong to remind her that it is no more all about climate change than it is all about drought. These are indeed major global issues which are impacting on the Murray-Darling. But she can be quite justifiably accused of dereliction of duty in implying that we must largely rely on the Commonwealth's "Water For the Future" plan to address the worsening situation in the Basin.
What is urgently required is for the Prime Minister to declare of a State of Emergency, prior to leaving on his Scandinavian trip, to enable the Federal Government to remove the Basin States and the ACT from the broken chain of command and apply a radical rethink to management, placing the environmental health of the river system and security of public water supply above those of vested interests.
It would also earn Mr Rudd some much-needed environmental Brownie points at the summit. |
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Wake-up calls for SA Government |
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 |
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The Water Action Coalition, of which Fair Water Use is a member organisation, has made a submission to the State Premier requesting that his government reviews its current water policies and looks to more equitable and environmentally appropriate methods of water management. The submission may be viewed HERE
WAC has also issued a proclamation arising from the recent rally in Adelaide, which will be read out in both Houses of the South Australian Parliament this week. The proclamation may be viewed HERE |
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More plans and pots of money - but still no idea |
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009 |
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While the Federal Water Minister waits for the South Australian Government to decide on its supposed plan for the Lower Murray, she cobbles together yet another panel of experts to come up with yet another Commonwealth plan: now there's real action!
Read transcript of radio interview with Penny Wong HERE |
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