Tuesday, May 29

Fed Govt flags more expensive Murray-Darling plan

The latest draft Murray Darling Basin Plan is still sparking controversy. Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce from Queensland calls it a 'train wreck', the Victorian Government has branded it a 'death warrant' for some rural communities, and South Australian independent Senator Nick Xenophon has dismissed it as 'a political fix'. But the Environment and Water Minister Tony Burke says he can see a way to return more water to the river and reduce the impact on communities, but it will cost more.


The World Today with Eleanor Hall

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