Monday, July 11, 2005

Tidbits

Some interesting articles in the SMH today:
  • Article on higher enrollment rates in private pre-schools and its implications for the education system
  • Opinion piece from Andrew Leigh on welfare policies
  • My what! article for today is this report concerning the government's decision to give the former head of the Department of Immigration, Bill Farmer, a 'plum overseas job' as an ambassador to Jakarta, Indonesia. Outrageous!
  • Finally from SMH, an article regarding Carr's plans for a desalination plant to solve our water crisis. Greens NSW MLC Sylvia Hale is quoted.
Continuing the water debate is this opinion piece at Australian Policy Online by Professor John Quiggan.

1 Comments:

At 5:04 pm, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Amazing that we have a very substantial and eminent body of scientists called the Wentworth Group who have considered all options, but dear kindly father-figure Carr has decided we dont need their advice?? Who,/ which corporation stands to gain with desalination?
Why are people being treated like idiot mushrooms yet again?
Water conservative homes and practices have more of a chance of saving rivers sustainably than this operation, which appeals to those who cant be bothered or assume the right to swallow whole dams (there was a story in Dreamtime mythology about that somewhere!)

 

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