Australia: Money needed to buy back allocations, experts say
Australia: Money needed to buy back allocations, experts say
Age: MORE of the $10 billion rescue package for the Murray-Darling Basin should be spent buying back water allocations because climate change makes upgrades to irrigation less effective, environment experts warned yesterday. The Rudd Government yesterday left open the possibility of spending more on purchasing water entitlements than the $3 billion dedicated under the former government’s plan. Water Minister Penny Wong’s office confirmed Labor was not tied to the funding split …
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