Water waste of our dam money
Nov 27th, 2008 |
There isn’t a water problem – only the perception of a water problem, which has been used to justify poor policy decisions which will last for at least 30 years. 
Neither state nor federal ministers have deigned to look seriously at these options. They have been led by the nose by corporate rent seekers who can see private fortunes to be made out of water trading under the umbrella of high prices and by market fundamentalists whose mindset and shonky economics have been major contributors to the current global financial crisis. In recent articles in The Age newspaper the expense and wisdom of large infrastructure projects and the lack of commitment to recycling and water harvesting are being questioned. continue reading » »