Rivers of despair

Article Abstract:

The huge financial burden and political cost of water reform in Australia have cast new light on the urgency of the fight between state and federal politicians to seize control of the agenda. The fallout involved in repairing the Murray-Darling river basin is billions of dollars in cost, while ruined farmers and devastation in towns calling for structural adjustments will take the long-term cost to the multiple of that sum.

Government expenditures, Design and construction, Water treatment plants, Government finance, Natural resource policy

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Rose-colored specs

Article Abstract:

Australian oil speculations (specs) surged in the wake of the rising world oil price August 2005, including Tomahawk Energy and ZBB Energy. Aztec Resources released the results of a bankable feasibility study for the launch of its Koolan Island project off the coast of Western Australia.

Commodity & service prices, Petroleum refining, Prices and rates, Oil and gas exploration, Petroleum exploration, Company pricing policy

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Energy rush

Article Abstract:

The Australian government faces difficult decisions in light of the expected war against Iraq. At present the country does not stockpile oil, and there are only about six weeks worth of supplies in the petrol supply chain.

Energy policy, Natural gas, Petroleum, Gas industry, Energy industries, Energy industry

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