What 113,000 people are determined to avoid

NOTE: Red colour denotes proportion of reduction in natural river flows.
An estimated 113,000 people rely on Clarence catchment fresh water flows.
This is a graphic showing how successive Federal and States governments have managed river water allocations/diversions. There is nothing to indicate that Messrs. Howard and Turnbull are capable of learning from past mistakes.
[www.smh.com.au,graphic displayed,7 November 2006]