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Basin Plan: “compromised” and “corrupted” |
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Monday, 21 November 2011 |
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MEDIA RELEASE
21st November 2011
Accusations have been flowing freely from all sides, including from the Chair of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, with respect to the leaking of the Draft Basin Plan.
Following a recent meeting with the Federal Minister for water, Tony Burke, coordinator of Fair Water Use, Dr Ian Douglas, reported to FWU members that the Draft Plan was expected to be a “highly compromised” document, with the Authority failing in its statutory responsibility to manage the Murray-Darling river system in the interests of all Australians, rather than to the benefit of a vocal section of the irrigation sector and, of late, the shareholders of predatory coal seam gas miners. |
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Poll indicates lack of confidence in MDBA plans |
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Tuesday, 27 September 2011 |
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MEDIA RELEASE
28th September 2011
Initial results of an ongoing on-line poll on water policy in Australia raise concerns that the majority of Australians are far from convinced that the draft Basin Plan, soon to be released by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, will be successful in its aims.
The poll, coordinated by Fair Water Use Australia, currently indicates that 65% of respondents believe that there is a low or very low likelihood that a less than 3000 gigalitre increase in environmental water allocation will prove effective in addressing the longterm degradation of the Murray-Darling river system.
In addition, only 9% of respondents to date believe that the MDBA is being allowed to develop its plan free from political pressure and 65% are of the opinion that the Australian Constitution should be amended to specifically protect water as a common good. |
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USA’s National Day of Action to Ban Fracking |
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Tuesday, 13 September 2011 |
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MEDIA RELEASE
14th September 2011
Yesterday, thousands of Americans called the White House to demand that President Obama ban the dirty practice of fracking, utilised by gas mining companies; letting President Obama know that ordinary Americans want him to take a stand for clean water.
Fracking or hydraulic fracturing involves the injection of huge volumes of toxic fluids, laced with carcinogens, underground at high pressures to fracture shale rock and release natural gas. Much of the wastewater is toxic — and even radioactive — and remains below the surface, where it can migrate into aquifers.
Fair Water Use asks our legislators: If the impacts of the process are too uncertain for USA citizens to accept, why should Australians be expected to tolerate the same toxic technology? |
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Basin Plan: the volume will speak volumes |
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Thursday, 21 July 2011 |
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Media Release
21st July 2011
Having recently insisted that the Basin Plan ensures that the River Murray is allowed to flow to the sea in all but the driest of years, yesterday’s announcement by Federal Water Minister, Tony Burke, that the “health of the (river) system underpins the environment and the communities which rely on it”, appears to offer more reassurance that the Minister is committed to achieving a Basin Plan which puts an end to the abuse and degradation of the Murray-Darling river system.
However his comment, that it did not matter how much water was returned to the rivers, raises questions about his understanding of the problem, according to Fair Water Use (Australia).
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Strong support for national water audit |
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Friday, 01 July 2011 |
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MEDIA RELEASE
1st July 2011
In welcoming the call by Federal Greens Senator, Sarah Hanson-Young, for a national audit of water licence holdings, national coordinator of Fair Water Use, Ian Douglas, commented today, “We have longstanding concerns about the sale of water licences to overseas interests, as there can be little doubt that off-shore investors care less about the health of the Australian environment than the majority of our traditional farmers.”
Fair Water Use has been voicing concerns about this process for several years, and has been attempting to gain access to the database of water licences, but has been advised by the National Water Commission that such information is not publicly available. |
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