Droughts and Flooding Rains: Water Provision for a Growing Australia - The Centre for Independent Studies

Droughts and Flooding Rains: Water Provision for a Growing Australia

In the 2010 federal elections, the debate over Australia’s population surfaced once again. Groups concerned with the impacts of a growing population have focused on the life source of any settlement: water. However, despite the myths and reignited fears, Australia has the water resources and technologies to support the population growth that is forecasted.

Rebecca Gill is a Research Assistant at The Centre for Independent Studies. She is in her fourth year of B.Com (Liberal Studies) at the University of Sydney.

 

 

 

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