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The South Australian government says the revised Murray-Darling Basin plan is unacceptable and it is preparing a legal challenge.
“We are left with no choice,” Premier Jay Weatherill said. “We must act.”
Weatherill said the government would campaign against the plan. “I have instructed our lawyers to draft a legal challenge to this plan – so that if this plan is made law, we will be ready to fight it in court.” [Read more…]
The federal government and opposition have been busy today, even though it is only the first week of January.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been in Western Australia where she held a press conference about the education tax rebate and other issues. [Read more…]
The Prime Minister, John Howard, and the Deputy Prime Minister, John Anderson, today released the Coalition’s Water policy.
The policy document, Securing Australia’s Water Future, appears below.
Howard and Anderson held a press conference to launch the policy. [Read more…]
The Federal and South Australian governments have announced a package of measures aimed at reducing salinity, improving water quality and protecting biodiversity in the Murray Darling region.
The measures, worth $12.1 million, were announced by the Liberal Party Prime Minister, John Howard, and the Labor Party Premier of South Australia, Mike Rann. [Read more…]
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