The Canberra Times has the intriguing news that the ACT Government’s actual water use is being hidden behind it’s own “privacy” considerations while that same Government continues to harry householders over water use.
“Actew Corporation spokeswoman Marlene Stolt said the ACT Government, Federal Government, Department of Defence, Queanbeyan City Council, public schools and universities were the top six customers. However, she declined to say which was the top water user and would not disclose any further details, citing customers’ privacy.
Who would have thought an abstract thing like a government would have a right to privacy from the citizens it is supposed to be representing?