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We can’t drought-proof Australia, and trying is a fool's errand

  • Written by Emma Kathryn White, PhD Candidate, Infrastructure Engineering, University of Melbourne
We can’t drought-proof Australia, and trying is a fool's errandThe push to 'drought-proof' Australia is dangerous nonsense.AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

There is a phrase in the novel East of Eden that springs to mind every time politicians speak of “drought-proofing” Australia:

And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all...

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