Letter: Droughts have grown under new water policy

We know how much water the environment of our two great rivers historically required – 100 per cent – as this is what these rivers adapted to. Now “environmental water” entitlement is about 15 per cent, so 85 per cent is allocated for other purposes, and when John Howard legislated the Water Act 2007 its purpose […]

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