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"Federal Minister for Water Tanya Plibersek today announced a new agreement to
restore Australia’s largest and most important river basin. It comes just
months before the original Murray-Darling Basin Plan was to be completed.
This was a plan to benefit people and nature, to protect river communities,
industries and the environment against future droughts. It was forged in
response to the gruelling Millennium Drought, when the Murray River stopped
flowing to the sea.
It was clear too much water was being taken out of the system and everyone
would suffer if Basin states could not find a better way to share. But it has
been much harder to strike the right balance than first hoped.
When it became clear in July it was no longer possible to deliver the plan in
full and on time, the federal government started hatching a new plan.
Now Plibersek is offering “more time, more money, more options, and more
accountability”, acutely aware that “the next drought is just around the
corner”. But she faces an uphill battle, with Victoria still holding out.
Further, the legislation is yet to go before parliament and needs to be passed
before Christmas."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
