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Falling short of 'world’s best practice' : Comments
By Kellie Tranter, published 22/7/2009How many times and for how long are our governments going to keep rubber stamping 'development' proposals?
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No mine applications for coal mining have been refused in NSW, in living memory. The Chinese Miners and BHP are about to undermine the iconic Liverpool Plains as we speak.
Nobody in Government seems to really understand what is really happening in the Great Artesian Basin. How else can BHP take vast quantities of water - for free, mind you - for Olympic Dam Uranium Mine?
And when they made "savings" in the system, by capping bores, the NSW sells the "savings" off. What's the point?
Total lack of co-ordination and lack of direction.
Your article gives good pointers to where Governments ought be heading.
DJW