A year or more ago a prominent climate sceptic suggested that he felt sorry for me whenever he heard me talking publicly about the Murray Darling. When I asked why, he suggested it was a lost cause… the Murray Darling. Furthermore, he hinted, it … [Read more...] about Good Advice from New York on the Murray Darling
Murray River
No Water for Murray River Irrigators: A Note from Debbie Buller
This year we have record inflows to dams and rivers, a deep snow pack and all environmental assets are totally sodden. It is inconceivable that farmers on the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers have insufficient access to their irrigation water … [Read more...] about No Water for Murray River Irrigators: A Note from Debbie Buller
Sea will save the Murray mouth
THE Murray-Darling Basin is the food bowl of Australia and for years has been considered an ecological disaster. Later this year the government will release a plan that is supposed to place the Murray-Darling on a sustainable environmental … [Read more...] about Sea will save the Murray mouth
Convoy of no confidence: what I will say
I've been asked to speak outside Parliament House tomorrow morning, to the ‘Convoy of No Confidence’. What an honour. Following are my speech notes: THERE is nothing more basic to our physical well-being than food, and Australian farmers … [Read more...] about Convoy of no confidence: what I will say
Soil Chemistry, Irrigation and the Disappearance of Murray Cod
I visited the State Library of South Australia today looking for information on species of fish caught by the Ngarrindjeri in the Lower Lakes at the time of European settlement. It is evident from the writing of the Reverend George Taplin (who ran … [Read more...] about Soil Chemistry, Irrigation and the Disappearance of Murray Cod
Inefficient Spending, Flawed Government Logic and False Assumptions
THE lead story on Channel 7’s news tonight was a Commonwealth government program where there has been “inefficient spending, flawed government logic and false assumptions”. [1] I thought the mainstream media had finally caught on to the absurdity … [Read more...] about Inefficient Spending, Flawed Government Logic and False Assumptions
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
