Recent TV news about ample river flows for the Avon Descent white water boat race near Perth, Western Australia, raise an interesting question. The Avon River joins the Swan River and runs right through the centre of Perth. Perth has a water shortage, water users are on restrictions, water prices are sky-rocketing from 16 cents … Continue reading Perth is not running out of water, water is running out of Perth →

These quotes are from Hansard for Question time in the WA Legislative Assembly, Thursday 17 May 2007. Note, Hansard is the Australian Parliamentary transcripts, or diary. Mr A.J. CARPENTER (WA Premier): “..It has stopped raining in the south west of Western Australia. The rain no longer falls from the sky in sufficient quantities to fill … Continue reading West Australian Premier talks utter nonsense about rainfall →