A report predicts rule changes championed by the Nationals spell failure for an environmental initiative the Albanese government promised to deliver. auspol
An independent report has found the $1.8 billion fund to restore the health of Australia’s biggest river system is failing due to rule changes championed by the Nationals in 2018 to block farmers from selling their irrigation rights.
“It is not possible to reach the 450 gigalitres target through the current [program] even if the time and budget limits were removed,” the report said. “The report shows that under current policy settings, there is virtually no way that the money can be spent in the remaining timeframe,” Plibersek said.
“It’s not the Nats’ fault, just ask [former Victorian Water Minister] Lisa Neville. She agreed to it. “The performance of previous governments is woefully inadequate as a benchmark for what we need now. We simply can’t let that historic neglect shape our vision of what is needed,” Tim Beshara, Wilderness Society policy and strategy manager, said.
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