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Irrigation lobby "shooting itself in the foot" |
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Sunday, 31 October 2010 |
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Asked to comment on the push by the irrigation lobby and Federal Coalition water spokesperson, Barnaby Joyce, for reinterpretation of the Water Act, to legitimise further reduction in environmental water allocation under the Basin Plan, Ian Douglas, coordinator of environmental and public water-rights lobby group, Fair Water Use, responded this morning,
“Irrespective of the weasel words used to justify such moves, the key feature of the Act is “to protect and restore the environmental assets of the Murray-Darling Basin”, in a way that “optimises” social and economic outcomes.”
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Basin Plan must not become a political football |
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Friday, 08 October 2010 |
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National public water rights and environmental advocacy group Fair Water Use is encouraged by the broad recommendations made in the guide to the draft Basin Plan released earlier today by the Murray Darling Basin Authority, but is concerned that Federal and State parliamentarians will use the forthcoming consultation period to justify softening of the Plan for short term electoral advantage, rather than to promote the long term interests of the river system and its communities.
The group’s national coordinator, Ian Douglas, commented this afternoon, “The progressive degradation of the Murray-Darling cannot be resolved without significant impact upon those who were previously encouraged by successive governments to overexploit the waters of the nation’s most vital rivers.”
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Tony Burke must respect independence of MDBA |
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Thursday, 30 September 2010 |
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Comments yesterday from Tony Burke, Federal Minister with responsibility for water, appear to infringe upon the statutory independence of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, according to environmental and public water rights advocacy group, Fair Water Use.
Commenting on the long-awaited Basin Plan being drafted by the Authority, Mr Burke indicated that he was worried that the Plan may not be considering the “knock-on” impacts, upon regional businesses, of reduced diversions from the Murray-Darling river system.
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Water policy options say “buy, buy” to Australia’s water security |
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Friday, 13 August 2010 |
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The much-vaunted water policy announcements from the major parties over recent days should be treated with great scepticism, according to a statement released today by national public water-rights and environmental advocacy group, Fair Water Use (Australia):
“Without obtaining the prior mandate of the electorate, successive Australian governments have been seeking to establish a water-market in this country.
As an inevitable consequence, private corporations are wielding ever-increasing control over Australia’s water future. This has led directly to the current chaos in water management and has serious long-term implications for all Australians and the environmental health of this country.
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National Water Policy: Show me yours and I'll show you mine |
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 |
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National public water-rights advocacy group, Fair Water Use, welcomes the statement from federal coalition water spokesperson, Senator Barnaby Joyce, that he is willing to debate water policy with Senator Penny Wong.
National coordinator of Fair Water Use, Ian Douglas, has responded to the announcement saying, “The current lack of water policy statements from all parties reflects poorly on those seeking to be responsible for our water resources in little more than a fortnight”.
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