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Australia: Govt wants urgent action to buy water

Age: Farmers fear the federal government's $3 billion irrigation water buyback will slash food production and threaten rural communities. Water Minister Penny Wong on Tuesday announced the government would spend $3.1 billion purchasing water rights from irrigators as part of a 10-year, $13 billion plan to secure the nation's water. The Howard government's scheme to restore the Murray-Darling Basin has been rejigged to add $1.5 billion in funding for urban water initiatives which ... Read »
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