The budget for the Australian Government for the next financial year was announced tonight by our Treasurer Peter Costello.
He didn’t mention global warming, or the Great Barrier Reef, or saving Tasmanian forests.
There was only one major environmental initiative announced, “saving the Murray River”.
Under “border protection”, there was also a special allocation announced for “securing borders against illegal foreign fishing”.
I’m surprised.
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Update at 10.30am, 10th May
Online Opinion has just published the following opinion piece by me about the decision to make the Murray River the focus of environmental spending: http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=4446 .
Why not choose ethanol or wild dogs?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.