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NSW holds up basin negotiations
Melbourne :: Australia | 2 months ago
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The Murray Darling Basin has caused successive governments problems. Photo: Louie Douvis The deal between the Commonwealth and states to save the Murray-Darling Basin has stalled. The largest roadblock to carrying out the historic plan is the New
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State, Commonwealth will back major Murray project
Victoria :: Seychelles | 4 months ago
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In a joint statement to be released in the coming days, the state and federal governments will commit to a major project at Lindsay Island along the Murray River, which they say means less water will have to be bought from irrigators to meet the
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Murray-Darling plan is go, but facing opposition
Melbourne :: Australia | 6 months ago
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Laws to restore the river basin were introduced under the former Howard government. It took five years and several iterations before the plan was finalised...Almost $10 billion has been promised for voluntary buybacks of farmers' water entitlements
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Senate fails to agree on Murray bill
Sydney :: Canada | 6 months ago
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Murray-Darling Basin plan has forced a federal government bill to further debate in the Senate. The upper house on Tuesday adjourned without passing a bill allowing for changes to be made to the amount of water that can be sustainably taken from the
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Another step toward Murray Basin plan
Sydney :: Australia | 7 months ago
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Federal Water Minister Tony Burke has sent a letter to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority outlining his last changes. Failing anything unexpected, the Authority will incorporate them into the final Basin plan which could be delivered within weeks.
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New flows would make for much healthier Murray
Adelaide :: Australia | 8 months ago
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River Murray and removing constraints would "substantially" improve the system's overall health, new modelling shows. The Federal Government this morning released new modelling as it enters the final stages of the Murray Darling basin plan and
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Irrigators plot High Court water fight
Sydney :: Australia | 8 months ago
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Murray Valley United says the Water Act breaches irrigators' rights under Section 100 of the Constitution. Group president Greg Milner says the Act is ill-conceived and was put together hastily in 2007. "We want certainty of water for our irrigators.
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Govt won't release Murray-Darling advice
Sydney :: Australia | 10 months ago
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THE federal government has refused to release the legal advice behind its draft plan for the Murray-Darling Basin. In June, the Senate passed a Greens motion calling for the advice to be tabled in parliament. Environment Minister Tony Burke said in
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Inquiry demands more detail on Murray-Darling plan
Sydney :: Australia | 11 months ago
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A parliamentary inquiry into the proposed Murray-Darling Basin Plan wants a better explanation of how the Government intends to return water to the river system. The inquiry says the Government has outlined how much water it wants to return but has
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River plan a big drain on farming
Melbourne :: Australia | 1 year ago
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Darren Gray April 16, 2012 Read later The impact of substantial falls in the value of agriculture could cascade through the economy. Victoria could be slashed by almost $120 million a year if the water cuts proposed by the draft Murray-Darling Basin
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