Author: David Boyd

Murray Darling Basin Plan-Malcolm Turnbull

18.12.2010I follow Malcolm Turnbull on Twitter. Why? Because I have found him intelligent and interesting. When he was John Howard's Parliamentary Secretary for Water we had him out to Bourke to discuss irrigation issues and I was very impressed how quickly he got his mind around them. I was surprised by his commitment to the … Continue reading Murray Darling Basin Plan-Malcolm Turnbull →

Letter to The Land-15.03.2012

The following letter was given 'Letter of the week" status in The Land of March 15-The letter from Diana Gibbs (The Land,March 1) a Board Member of the Murray Darling Basin Authority, raises some fundamental issues. We need to remember that the  Water Act was drafted at a time of extreme pressure from drought and green … Continue reading Letter to The Land-15.03.2012 →

 Murray Darling Basin "Over-allocation"

11.05.2012In a speech to the Practical Responses to Climate Change Conference on 2nd May the C.E. of the Murray Darling Basin Authority said the following:-"Leaving aside the challenges of climate science uncertainty for a moment, I would like to turn to what we can be certain about.  There is more than enough information to be … Continue reading  Murray Darling Basin "Over-allocation" →

Sir Michael Hinze

The Financial Review has run an interesting interview with billionaire hedge fund manager, Sir Michael Hintze, who has made his $1.98 billion fortune making calculations and betting on the fallout from major geopolitical events, and from agribusiness investments.Hintze’s family arrived in Australia as stateless refugees from China after his grandparents fled Russia during the Bolshevik … Continue reading Sir Michael Hinze →

Channel Country-A Fascinating Part of Australia

The Lake Eyre Basin covers almost one sixth of Australia at 1.2 million square kilometres across Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory and NSW, but 60,000 people live in the Basin, which is one of the world's largest internally draining river systems.      A Moderate Flood Warning for Cooper Creek and Minor Flood … Continue reading Channel Country-A Fascinating Part of Australia →

Australian Cricket Captain Steve Smith

Steve Smith made a great error of judgement. The disgrace of being stood down by the CA and sent home, on top of the ICC penalty of one Test and his total last Test Match fee, should be sufficient punishment.This is particularly the case when you consider the precedents of light  punishments handed out to … Continue reading Australian Cricket Captain Steve Smith →

Energy

Page 1of 1Facts on Australia’s Electricity DilemmaIt is unwise for Australia to rely on weather dependent wind, solar and hydro for electricity generation as the continent is noted for having the world’s most variable and unpredictable weather ill matched to electricity demand which is characterised by reliability and predictability.Unlike many countries Australia will never have … Continue reading Energy →

Matt Ridley-I can’t get too much of this guy!

MATT RIDLEYmarch 12 2018, 12:01am, the timesMy cure for Disease X? A bit of positivitymatt ridleyDoom-mongering about a hypothetical threat to humanity is a symptom of people’s tendency towards pessimism ‘Deadly new epidemic called Disease X could kill millions, scientists warn,” read one headline at the weekend. “WHO issues global alert for potential pandemic,” read … Continue reading Matt Ridley-I can’t get too much of this guy! →

Electricity prices fell for forty years in Australia, then renewables came…

Electricity prices fell for forty years in Australia, then renewables came…Electricity prices declined for forty years. Obviously that had to stop.Here’s is the last 65 years of Australian electricity prices — indexed and adjusted for inflation. During the coal boom, Australian electricity prices declined decade after decade.  As renewables and national energy bureaucracies grew, so … Continue reading Electricity prices fell for forty years in Australia, then renewables came… →