Former weather bureau chief says agency debilitated by climate deniers’ attacks

October 10, 2017 Michael Slezak (The Guardian)

Misleading attacks on Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology by climate deniers in the Australian are “debilitating” to the agency and limiting its ability to predict risks and protect the community, the former head of the bureau has told the Guardian. […]

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NSW minister gives himself power to approve illegal water works in Murray-Darling basin

August 9, 2017 Gabrielle Chan, The Guardian Leave a comment

The New South Wales regional water minister, Niall Blair, has quietly granted himself the power to approve illegal floodplain works retrospectively. A Wentworth Group scientist, Jamie Pittock, has accused the NSW government of actively undermining the Murray-Darling basin […]

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