We really can't afford another six months of the dysfunctional Gillard Government.Last week I sent the following email to Tony Windsor-without response. We need to apply some pressure."Dear Tony,Whilst you couldn't have been expected to have perfect foresight, the fact remains that you and Rob Oakeshott foisted this appalling Government on the Australian people.I appeal … Continue reading Dysfunctional Government
Australia
Well worth a readWhere are we goin’…….? ALP has spread Europe's disease· GREG SHERIDAN, FOREIGN EDITOR The Australian March 21, 2013 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/alp-has-spread-europes-disease/story-e6frg76f-1226601945553SIX years of Labor government, by this year's election in September, will result in a new Australia. We have contracted the European disease. Labor has taken us towards the most spectacularly unsuccessful model of government in the developed world today. We … Continue reading Australia
MDB- The Top and the Bottom
There is something neat about focusing on the Snowy Scheme at the top of the predominant part, in water flow terms, of the MDB system on the one hand and the Lower Lakes and the Barrages at the bottom, on the other. I see better management of both as the most important issues in need of reform with the greatest … Continue reading MDB- The Top and the Bottom
The Big Issues
I recently attended my "umpteenth" Agricultural Outlook Conference in Canberra. I am very aware of the frailties of human memory, but did feel that it was one of the best I have attended.I was particularly interested in the FAO and OECD papers on food supply, population growth,etc.The achievements of India and China,in lifting millions out of … Continue reading The Big Issues
Murray Darling Basin and the Lower Lakes
I have long contended that the human mind has great difficulty in dealing with the mass of data which surrounds us. Particularly if you are of a curious nature.The only way we can cope is to make generalisations and, as it were, file them for future use. This carries with it the seeds of its own destruction. … Continue reading Murray Darling Basin and the Lower Lakes
Murray Darling Basin Plan-The Truth Dawns
Quotes from a recent MDBA report, as so often happens, demonstrate how as managers get closer to the practical implementation stage they realise the errors in their theoretical planning.Quotes"Natural flows in the Murray–Darling Basin are highly variable, with water-dependent ecosystems developing and evolving within this flow environment. The high degree of uncertainty over future inflows and the variable … Continue reading Murray Darling Basin Plan-The Truth Dawns
Nigel Lawson and The Royal Society
I have long admired Nigel Lawson's (Nigela's Dad!) consistent, questioning position. He is big on adaptation (if necessary), which we humans have proved to be remarkably good at. I would particularly draw your attention to his fourth paragraph. LORD LAWSON’S LETTER TO SIR PAUL NURSE· Date: 27/02/13· · The Global Warming Policy FoundationSir Paul NursePresidentThe Royal Society6-9 Carlton House … Continue reading Nigel Lawson and The Royal Society
Modern Agriculture
This article in the Sydney Morning Herald by well respected journalist Paul Sheehan, really "got up my nose". So much so I sent off the following letter to the Editor. Sadly he/she didn't see fit to publish it."Paul Sheehan's perception of modern agriculture is severely flawed (''We'll reap what we deserve'', February 18). Instead of relying on some credibility … Continue reading Modern Agriculture
Leave Pass
LEAVE PASS-8thDecember,1954As a 13 year old boarder at Canberra Grammar School, I was already"hooked" on the game of cricket. Thus, it is no surprise that I got "leave" to attend the match between the Prime Minister's Eleven and the touring Englishmen (who in those days played as the "M.C.C."), at Manuka Oval.The attached very faded Leave Pass on … Continue reading Leave Pass
Muddied Waters- A Documentary by Channel Seven-Adelaide
This is quite the best communication I have seen/heard/read on the Murray Darling Basin Plan, particularly in respect to the management of the Barrages and the Lower Lakes. It was driven by people who live on the Lakes (Goolwa), not by upstream irrigators. Here is the link.It is worthy of wider publicity and a considered … Continue reading Muddied Waters- A Documentary by Channel Seven-Adelaide
David Boyd's Blog 