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Further water buybacks anger farming industry

21/11/2025

Federal Water Minister Murray Watt has plans to seize another 130 gigalitres of water from the Murray-Darling Basin. Picture: File

Peter Bannan

FARMERS, politicians and advocacy bodies are warning further water buybacks announced last week will gut regional towns, drive up food prices and cripple Australia’s dairy heartland. Federal Water Minister Murray Watt announced plans to seize another 130 gigalitres of water from the Murray-Darling Basin at the Basin Leadership Summit in Adelaide. The announcement expands the […]

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