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Basin Bill ‘tears up plan’

Peter Bannan

FARMERS are warning that a Bill introduced last week by Water Minister Tanya Plibersek to re-write the Murray-Darling Basin Plan would obliterate consensus. The Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023 would result in legislative changes to the controversial basin plan, including 450 gigalitres of water buybacks from local irrigators. Ms Plibersek said the Bill […]

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