'Misleading, inaccurate, and potentially defamatory': Researchers reject government's criticism of water study

‘Misleading, inaccurate, and potentially defamatory’: Researchers reject government’s criticism of water study

by | Dec 16, 2025 | News, Subscriber | 3 comments

A team of scientists say the NT Government is being “misleading, inaccurate and potentially defamatory” by claiming their study that found a major aquifer was drying at an accelerated pace did not include enough years of data, a criticism that follows the government itself in 2022 inexplicably doubling the estimated annual re-filling rate provided for an aquifer by appearing to cut the data period in half.

The Department of Lands, Planning and Environment Water Resources acting executive director Nerida Beard issued an extraordinary press release last week, criticising the peer-reviewed Griffith University study that analysed water storage changes in the Cambrian Limestone Aquifer.

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3 Comments

  1. lemme explain it to you!
    CLP awarded a controversial water licence to their mates!
    nobody now can even mention it in public!
    Its akin to online gambling relationships set up by the CLP!
    the absolute balls of spin doctors criticising scientists

  2. What nonsense, these people run around in circles screaming climate change, so going back over a hundred years is just sheer stupidity.

  3. A “TEAM” of Scientists . . . say the NT Govt is being “misleading, inaccurate and potentially defamatory”. TRULY?

    Whilst Ms Beard . . . The Dept. of Lands, Planning and Environment Water Resources ACTING executive director Nerida Beard issued an extraordinary press release last week critiquing the peer-reviewed Griffith University study . .. . ?

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