David Wroe
David Wroe is the defence correspondent for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald in Canberra.
Risks of net gain
David Wroe, Nicky Phillips and Ben Cubby What makes the issue of a super trawler in our waters a powerful one is that - like coal-seam gas - it brings together groups that have traditionally been at odds with one another - in this case,...
Undersea kelp beds listed as endangered
David Wroe They are the mighty rainforests of the ocean, towering up to 25 metres from the seabed. And as with many forests on land, the giant kelp jungles in the waters off southeast Australia are threatened...
Burke ready to go over state heads
David Wroe, Adam Morton, Tom Arup Water Minister Tony Burke has vowed he will press ahead with a plan to rescue the ailing Murray-Darling river system this year even if it means brushing aside states that refuse to sign up.
River ultimatum to states: with or without you
David Wroe, Adam Morton and Tom Arup Water Minister Tony Burke has vowed to press ahead with a plan to rescue the ailing Murray-Darling river system this year even if it means brushing aside states that refuse to sign up.
Details missing in basin consultation
David Wroe Critics from both sides of the controversial draft plan to save the Murray-Darling Basin are branding the 20-week public consultation a farce because important pieces of information needed to...
Murray-Darling plan 'fails'
David Wroe The South Australian government attacks efforts to rescue the Murray-Darling river system.
Scientists slam rivers draft plan
David Wroe The respected Wentworth Group of scientists condemns the draft plan to save the Murray-Darling river system as using 'indefensible assumptions'.
