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Australia's Water Wars
With a general election just weeks away revelations of government bungling, corporate greed and corruption have thrust water to the forefront of Australia's political debate.
Australia is suffering the hottest summer on record. Water is often scarce but growing demand, mainly from farming, and higher temperatures linked to climate change, have created the country's worst ever water shortage. With a general election just weeks away revelations of government bungling, corporate greed and corruption have thrust water to the forefront of Australia's political debate.
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