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The federal government will push ahead with unpopular water buybacks from farmers despite Victoria opposing the move in a bid to complete the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
The environment minister said the plan would not meet its July 2024 plan to restore the basin as she warned of looming environmental disaster.
The prospect of a lead mine 30 kilometres outside Mudgee has frightened parents,farmers and winegrowers in the regional hotspot.
Woollahra Council said it had garnered an additional 300 trees for the site in amended plans rubber-stamped in court on Thursday.
The water minister took a swipe at the Nationals for allowing irrigators to sell their water rights to international buyers,but not the government for Australia’s environmental benefit.
Water Minister Tanya Plibersek will be forced into a clash with state ministers this week as NSW and Victoria threaten to derail a key Labor election promise.
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A costing of John Bradfield’s nation-building vision to irrigate Australia’s interior shows the scheme can’t turn a profit even if farmers get water for free.
A report predicts rule changes championed by the Nationals spell failure for an environmental initiative the Albanese government promised to deliver.
The state has been urged to approve a new $5.4 billion dam near Townsville,in a move that has put a key political proponent of an even more ambitious water security plan offside.