Continent at risk of a dry tsunami (Requires Registry)

Ours may be remembered as the generation that allowed Australia to die, writes Paul Sheehan.

Gerry Harvey wears woollen socks. I know this because he is given to taking his shoes off and putting his feet on the table. Billionaire’s prerogative. At this particular meeting, commerce was not uppermost on his mind. The survival of Australia was the subject. Basically, how long have we got?