! 'Pumped' --- Four Corners, 8:30pm Monday 24th July, Australian ABC TV tonight (1 Viewer)

'Pumped' is an upcoming episode 8:30pm (AEST) TONIGHT Monday 24th July on investigative journalism program "Four Corners" Australian ABC TV. Watch it if you can.
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2017/07/20/4705065.htm

It details controversial impacts of water, allocations, and financial drivers in the environment vs irrigation issue in the upper parts of the Murray Darling Basin, the Authority, the Plan, and various stakeholders. Among the interviewees will be noted Environmental Scientist Professor Richard Kingsford whose latest research paper on water bird numbers, wetlands, and ecological health declines can be found linked in the dedicated thread here: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=345778


Chosun :gh:

A bit of a preview http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-...ater-pumped-by-irrigators/8732702?pfmredir=sm


Chosun :gh:

WOW! What an absolute bombshell! :storm:

Allegations of subversion, non-compliance, measurement equipment tampering or just plain disconnected, wilful dishonesty and criminality. Billions of litres of water obtained spuriously.

Also, senior executive public servants preferentially providing selective "de-badged" information to irrigation lobby groups, and proactive investigation units within departments sidelined and disbanded.

Apart from these actions deliberately on the wrong side of the ledger, comes revelations of the playing field tipped in favour of irrigators with much higher extraction during low flow periods with much larger pipes and equipment, it must be said in direct contravention of the 'spirit' and 'intent' of the Murray Darling Basin Plan and the several Billion $ of taxpayer's money invested for the purpose of trying to achieve better environmental outcomes.

If you missed the original sceening, the program will be repeated tomorrow morning, 9:59am Tuesday 25th July on ABC (channel 21), and again on Wednesday evening, 26th July at 11:15pm. It should also be available to stream from the ABC catchup service via the Internet, and transcripts should be available at some stage too.


Chosun :gh:

And on that Bombshell !!!!

Following revelations aired in the 4 Corners program last night, there are calls for a judicial inquiry, referring the matter to ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption), and even a Royal Commission :eek!:

http://www.skynews.com.au/news/poli...SKY_murray-darling-water-theft-inquiry_250717

There is a long history of State versus State and accusations of unfair water grabs, which several billion $ of taxpayer money and the MDBA (Murray Darling Basin Authority), Plan, and water allocation, and even station (Toorale - now a National Park) buybacks were meant to fix. This is a matter of national significance, and likely just the start. Hang on to your hats folks - I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore! :cat:

The program will be repeated tomorrow night Wednesday 26th July, 11pm ABC1, and also on Saturday 29th July at 8pm on ABC24, as well as streamed on iview. http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/four-corners/NC1704H024S00



Chosun :gh:

Widespread Community and Local Government (Councils) outrage at revelations in the program. This news article contains a short video summary of a few minutes.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/20...r-communities-respond-to-four-corners/8740130


Chosun :gh:

11pm (AEST) Wednesday 26th July ABC TV - Replay of 'Pumped' Four Corners exposay

Another chance to catch Four Corners episode - 'Pumped' on ABC TV free to air.

Latest news developments as a result of the original airing on Monday night: http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-...ruption-punished-minister/8746098?pfmredir=sm


Chosun :gh:

Program STARTING NOW !!!

'Pumped' - episode of ABC TV investigative program Four Corners

Replay starts in 15mins - ABC24 News

Last chance to see a replay of Four Corners episode - 'Pumped' on Australian ABC 24 News, tonight, 8pm AEST.



Chosun :gh:

Well, that didn't go at all well .... the scheduled programming was delayed by a live cross to the Federal Opposition leader prattling on about becoming a Republic .... I would have preferred if he was outlining how he was going to pay back the half a Trillion $ of useless debt racked up when the 'fiscally responsible' Labour Party was briefly in power!

Here is a link to the episode page which contains a full transcript of the program, as well as a privacy edited copy of the response by Gavin Hanlon, and a link to the iview streaming service - program available to watch on this until the 16th August.
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2017/07/24/4705065.htm


Chosun :gh: