Court considered: Plaintiff’s application to file revised expert report and make consequent pleading changes in a 5th amended statement of claim. Defendant vigorously opposed. Court allowed new report despite prejudice and delay and allowed some of the proposed amendments.
Read MoreOn 9 Jan 2017 a second class action was brought against Queensland Water Authorities for the January 2011 Brisbane floods. The second claim (the Hassid Case) was brought by Philip Hassid and Koula Hassid, as a class action, apparently because the first class action (the Rodriguez Case) abandoned pure economic loss claims in February 2016.
Read MoreThe report argues water recovery has compounded the many other economic pressures facing rural and regional Australia
Read MoreThose advocating environment say water recovery must continue, while others argue the water recovery thus far is devastating the social fabric of communities heavily reliant on irrigated industries.
Read More“We don’t want more flooding events that ruin crops and livelihoods, but that’s what we will get if the approach to the Basin Plan is not changed... nor do we want to see any more of these hypoxic blackwater events that kill native fish, birds and other animals that drink the deadly water."
Read MoreAN INDEPENDENT study of the impact of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in NSW’s Murray region has been commissioned as irrigators take matters into their own hands
Read MoreMr Lolicato said the environmental benefits from last year’s flooding continue to be publicly highlighted, but again the damage is ignored
Read More“From the Prime Minister down, we must accept as fellow Australians there are serious problems with implementation of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan,’’ Mrs Scoullar said.
Read MoreDavid Burstyner from Adley Burstyner outlines why we are investigating the Hume Dam Flood that caused extensive damage to businesses and land owners. Watch video here.
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