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2009 August 22 Archives - News Weekly

Issue 2009 August 22

Articles in this issue:

  • RURAL AFFAIRS: Dairy and irrigation industries hit hard
  • NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Regional consultation needed on new Murray-Darling plan

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    RURAL AFFAIRS: Dairy and irrigation industries hit hard

    Patrick J. ByrneAug 22, 20092 min read

    Victorian dairy-farmers have started the season with an “indicative” price of just 26¢ per litre, which Gippsland processor Rakesh Aggarwal says is below the cost of production.While “free market” economics is heavily punishing rural Australia, the US Government has just announced that its Dairy Product Price Support Program will see US consumers forced to pay a higher price for dairy products, effectively subsidising…

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    NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Regional consultation needed on new Murray-Darling plan

    Patrick J. ByrneAug 22, 20095 min read

    The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) is to produce a draft water reallocation plan for the basin, but on what science will it be based and how closely will communities be consulted?The draft plan on water reallocation is to be ready next year. If it is to strike an acceptable balance between the environment and socio-economic issues, it will require close, detailed and extensive…

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