Daily Archives: 19 January, 2010

Wong’s silence says so much

  Water Minister Penny Wong has today refused to indicate satisfaction with her Government’s current flawed deal governing management of the Murray Darling Basin.   The refusal came in an interview on Adelaide radio, following Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s policy announcement last night to deliver true national management of the Basin.   Senator Birmingham: “…is…

States retain whip hand over Murray Darling Basin

  Kevin Rudd’s so-called historic agreement on national management of the Murray Darling Basin has left the States with too much control, Coalition Murray Darling spokesman Simon Birmingham said today.   “An analysis of the agreement reveals just how much power remains vested in the individual Basin States, and highlights the need for true national…