LETTER: Politicians are lying to us about river crisis

Politicians, are saying, it’s the drought, not the cotton growers who have caused the Darling River’s present environmental crisis. Before we fall for this, let’s consider how the Murray Darling has maintained itself for thousands of years: • It had regular high seasonal flows which replenished its wetlands, recharged the floodplains, topped up ground water […]

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    University vice-chancellor steps down

    CANBERRA: Embattled Australian National University vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell has resigned after a year-long public relations saga involving bullying claims, student protests and claims of poor…