16th February 2007 Solar Cycles, not CO2, determine climate.By Zbigniew Jaworowski, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc. Please visit the link below to view this document. http://www.21stcenturysciencetech.com/Articles%202004/Winter2003-4/global_warming.pdf
16th February 2007Plans to develop agricultural production in northern Australia via the Federal Government’s $10 billion water reform package may be halted by the inability of farmers to own and control their property in the … Continue Reading
15th February 2007Groundwater irrigators in NSW who were compensated for cutbacks to their entitlements will face an income tax bill on the payments after all.Prime Minister John Howard has confirmed the payments will be treated … Continue Reading
15th February 2007Queensland farmers are apprehensive about details emerging from Canberra about how far the Federal takeover of water management of the Murray-Darling basin is proposed to go and the impact this could have on … Continue Reading
15th February 2007Queensland and South Australia say they will hold out for a five-year review as a condition for accepting a $10 billion commonwealth plan for the Murray-Darling river system.Premiers Peter Beattie and Mike Rann … Continue Reading
14th February 2007Despite claims by farmers and irrigators that the government has been short on detail, the government insists the reform process has included a lot of input from irrigators in the past 12 months.Deputy … Continue Reading
12th February 2007Payments to NSW irrigators have not been paid because no ruling has been made on the taxation status of entitlement payments for lost groundwater.NSW Irrigators Council chief executive, Doug Miell, said Prime Minister, … Continue Reading
8th February 2007Irrigators are demanding the Federal Government honour existing property rights agreed to under the National Water Initiative (NWI) in the new $10 billion plan for water.They have warned anything less than that will … Continue Reading
8th February 2007The NSW Farmers’ Association supports today’s announcement to establish an independent inquiry into rural land use in Central West NSW.President of the NSW Farmers’ Association, Jock Laurie, says issues surrounding Land Use Planning … Continue Reading
8th February 2007Irrigators are demanding the Federal Government honour existing property rights agreed to under the National Water Initiative (NWI) in the new $10 billion plan for water.They have warned anything less than that will … Continue Reading
8th February 2007The NSW Farmers’ Association supports today’s announcement to establish an independent inquiry into rural land use in Central West NSW.President of the NSW Farmers’ Association, Jock Laurie, says issues surrounding Land Use Planning … Continue Reading
8th February 2007Up to 30 dams on Kangaroo Island, SA, farms could be deemed illegal for being built without approval from the Native Vegetation Council (NVC).With drought seriously affecting Kangaroo Island’s water supply, residents are … Continue Reading
8th February 2007Irrigators are demanding the Federal Government honour existing property rights agreed to under the National Water Initiative (NWI) in the new $10 billion plan for water.They have warned anything less than that will … Continue Reading
8th February 2007The NSW Farmers’ Association supports today’s announcement to establish an independent inquiry into rural land use in Central West NSW.President of the NSW Farmers’ Association, Jock Laurie, says issues surrounding Land Use Planning … Continue Reading
5th February 2007A new NSW Government Report on the management of native vegetation confirms that farmers are doing the right thing by the environment, according to the NSW Farmers’ Association.Association president, Jock Laurie, says claims … Continue Reading