State call to delay Murray action
THE Victorian government wants to push back the timing of the draft Murray-Darling Basin rescue plan.
Milanda Rout
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Tempers rise amid curbs on water use
TEMPERS are flaring among frustrated and exhausted Townsville residents who have been told to immediately cut back on water use.
Towns wait patiently for services
RESIDENTS in the cyclone-hit towns of Ingham and Forrest Beach were still without power last night but considered themselves lucky
Stranded on the road to nowhere
It was supposed to be just a few more hours drive up the road
Dusty inland dazed by taste of tropics
OUTBACK towns more accustomed to duststorms than tropical cyclones were battered as Yasi tore down signs and trees.
Building costs ‘hurt everyone’
VICTORIAN Premier Ted Baillieu wants a national review on the soaring costs of construction.
Isolated homes could be cut off for weeks
Major flooding is expected at Swan Hill this week
New flood front ruins farm sector
VICTORIA’S flood disaster will cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars, delivering a second crippling blow to the country’s economy in weeks.
Dam’s dual role to be studied
A POTENTIAL conflict of interest in the dual roles of Wivenhoe Dam will be investigated by the judicial inquiry into the floods.
Save or spill conflict for dam bosses
THE dam expert who will help preside over the judicial flood inquiry has warned of a potential conflict of interest for the operators of Wivenhoe Dam.
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