The article isn't really about water, except insofar as it's about testing it--the political water.
I don't know about the rest of OLO, but I resent being patronised for political purposes--and it goes on a lot.
Such is the parlous state of popular politics, that no policy is embarked upon until its allure, or otherwise, is assessed. Pragmatics at the level of government is one thing, but pragmatics at the level of politics is......well, where we are now.

Politicians, try to stand for something on principal.

I googled this to see where the content had been borrowed from, and up it came in the Age from March 14.

Doesn't it still count as plaigarism if the full set of references are not provided?

Anyway, why bother to look to the international security angle?

This is a domestic human security danger today, particularly as both major political parties, and all of our business 'leaders' are cheering for a vastly increased Australian population.

The Qld Darling Downs city of Toowoomba is but one city with mindless ever increasing growth going on within its city limits and all around it with gas, coal, and water mining going on as if there was no tomorrow.

Bishop and her ilk, and goons like Martin Ferguson from the ALP, all support this endless growth.

So, what is the point of Bishops article here?

It hardly contains any rocket science, and her own party policies will make matters worse not better.

All in all, it is 'content free'.

I had a look at this article because I have a serious interest in water, I thought I would get some idea of the Liberal's policy on the subject - not just platitudes. I hope the appointment of Barnaby Joyce to the portfolio isnt further evidence of how serious they take the issue.

Senator Joyce is a distraction-force let loose when the news is slack or bad.

But he is no worse than Hefferlump or Tuckey, or a host of pollies from across the nation and from all major parties.

He'd probably do well leading the Qld crew of nitwits at state level though... a 'thinking man's' Springborg.

A 'toned down' Katter... or a hyped up hatter?

What exactly is the Coalition's policy on the major water issues - such as dams, the Murray, other interstate rivers etc?

Jasper,

Does your reference to etc infer that ocean water might be included in water science?