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Supreme Court ruling on NZ's largest irrigation dam proposal respects conservation law and protected land

  • Written by: Christine Cheyne, Associate Professor, Massey University
imageThis aerial view shows the catchment of the Makaroro river, in the Ruahine Forest Park. The river was to be dammed for the Ruataniwha irrigation scheme.Peter Scott, CC BY-ND

Earlier this month, New Zealand’s Supreme Court rejected a proposed land swap that would have flooded conservation land for the construction of the country’s...

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Australians left to monitor their own NBN broadband speeds

  • Written by: Thas Ampalavanapillai Nirmalathas, Director - Melbourne Networked Society Institute, Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Co-Founder/Academic Director - Melbourne Accelerator Program, University of Melbourne
imageA simple broadband speed test from speedof.meShutterstock/garagestock/Screenshot from http://speedof.me

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has pledged to get tough on any Internet Service Providers that mislead consumers about National Broadband Network speeds.

But how do you know if you’re getting a good deal when you connect...

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Is the Murray-Darling Basin Plan broken?

  • Written by: Ross M Thompson, Chair of Water Science and Director, University of Canberra

A recent expose by the ABC’s Four Corners has alleged significant illegal extraction of water from the Barwon-Darling river system, one of the major tributaries of the Murray River. The revelations have triggered widespread condemnation of irrigators, the New South Wales government and its officials, the Murray-Darling Basin Authority and...

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