Rarely has there been such a clear example of why we need a massive program of regulatory harmonisation between the states, writes Bernard Keane.
Water conservation initiatives
Toorale buyout an environmental disaster in the political making
More simplistic souls think you can just buy Toorale’s 91,383 hectares, smash its dams, hand it over to the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and watch all the rivers suddenly run, writes Michael Pascoe.
Desalination set to swallow water saving plans
If Victorian water authorities and the state Treasury get their way, financial support for household water saving and water conservation initiatives may be diverted into supporting Victoria’s proposed desalination scheme, writes Peter Heininger.
