Issue 2020 March 21
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Murray River full; reservoirs low; farms for sale …
by Patrick J. Byrne Even if this year’s spring brings major rains, the severe two-year drought in the Murray-Darling Basin has demonstrated that the $13 billion federal Basin Plan is unworkable, putting major rural industries (and government seats) at risk in Australia’s major food bowl. Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s recent appointment of Keith Pitt as Federal Minister for Resources and Water followed angry…
CLIMATE DEBATE PLEA In the Catholic Leader of February 2, 2020, Townsville Bishop Tim Harris and North Queensland Anglican Bishop Keith Joseph urged moderation in the climate change debate. They criticised both extreme-left and extreme-right political narratives for failing to find a reasoned and nuanced understanding of the costs and effects of climate change. Our Judeo-Christian heritage in Genesis 1:26-30 tells us of…
