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New research shows turning northern rivers inland to irrigate Australia’s dry interior would not increase rainfall. This is another argument against the Bradfield scheme.
When the roads flooded around Lismore, it left supermarket shelves empty for months. Keeping everyone fed took a huge community effort. Now we need to make food supply secure.
While well-meaning, it’s unclear whether the benefits of training community members to respond to disasters outweigh the risks.
Flood clusters are not unknown - but what’s new about the floods hitting Lismore is the unprecented height.
‘Social licence to operate’ is a term describing how much community support a project or company has. As the Northern Rivers CSG experience shows, failing to get it can have costly impacts for firms.
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