Author: David Boyd

Carbon

The EditorLetters to the EditorHerald Sun24 June 2011Open Response to Eminent Persons and OthersCarbon is a dirty grimy substance that pollutes the atmosphere and for this reason is presented to you as the Government's target to tax.However the substance the Government intends to tax is carbon dioxide[CO2] which is neither a pollutant or a poison … Continue reading Carbon →

Carbon Dioxide

Extract from Senaor Nick Minchin's Valedictory Speech-"Perhaps the most curious thing to me on reflecting on my career is the amount of time and energy occupied by consideration of the issue of carbon dioxide. Little did I know when I entered this place 18 years ago that carbon dioxide would play such a significant role … Continue reading Carbon Dioxide →

Truth-a self lecture

I like this:"Perception will not be our driver,because reality ultimately takes over from perception and it's reality we rely on in establishing our record. (Graeme Samuel in discussing his time as Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission 12.06.11.)I believe we should constantly seek after our perception of the truth, uninfluenced by whatever the … Continue reading Truth-a self lecture →

Live Cattle Exports

I am deeply concerned at the turmoil caused in Northern Australia by the suspension of the live cattle trade to Indonesia.Nobody would condone the animal cruelty witnessed in the Four Corners programme. And nobody would contend that what we witnessed was representative of the whole Indonesian abattoir scene. The cruelty must be stopped, but to … Continue reading Live Cattle Exports →

The Barrages and the Lower Lakes

The linked article,published in The Australian on 7th June should be compulsory reading for all those interested in the management of the Murray Darling Basin.I wrote the following letter to the Editor in support, which at this point has not been published:Congratulations to Johnny Kahlbetzer for so succinctly explaining (‘Free-Flowing Estuary Vital to Healthy River … Continue reading The Barrages and the Lower Lakes →

Today The World Has Gone Mad!

Get Up on the Murray Darling Basin-"The Murray Darling Basin has been sucked dry by decades of over extraction. Despite recent rain and floods the Murray Darling Basin is on the brink of ecosystem collapse. Already over 90% of the floodplain wetlands have been destroyed along with native fish and bird populations."That is total rubbish.In … Continue reading Today The World Has Gone Mad! →

Garnaud and Climate Change

What a clear, crisp communication. Factual and unemotional-Need for review of Garnaut policies (Letter published in AFR, 25 March) You report that, in an address to the National Press Club, Blue Scope Chairman Graham Kraehe accused Ross Garnaut of using “very selective, highly misleading” figures (“Bluescope fires salvo at Garnaut”, March 23). Kraehe was, in … Continue reading Garnaud and Climate Change →

Indigenous Employment in the Murray Darling Basin

The linked well expressed submission by the NSW Aboriginal Land Council strikes a chord. My mind was focussed on this issue during my time as Chairman of the Darling Matilda Way Sustainable Region Advisory Council. The central conclusion I came to was the need for economically sustainable job opportunities in those river towns with significant … Continue reading Indigenous Employment in the Murray Darling Basin →