Australia: Water price to double

Courier Mail: THE cost of water in southeast Queensland could be expected to double in two to five years, leading scientists said yesterday. Professor Paul Greenfield of the University of Queensland said the impact of a ballooning population, coupled with climate change, had made water shortages particularly severe. Speaking outside the 9th International River symposium, Professor Greenfield said every resident had to cut water use and pricing was a way of achieving that. "Pricing has . Link