Scathing response to Labor's rivers plan

Andrew Miller
Updated May 10 2019 - 12:00pm, first published April 2 2019 - 12:27pm
POLITICAL PLAY: The Federal Opposition's proposals for the Murray Darling Basin Plan are as much about politics as the environment, says former National Irrigators Council head Tom Chesson. He says it's all about winning marginal SA electorates.
POLITICAL PLAY: The Federal Opposition's proposals for the Murray Darling Basin Plan are as much about politics as the environment, says former National Irrigators Council head Tom Chesson. He says it's all about winning marginal SA electorates.

The Federal Opposition's plans to rewind sections of the Murray Darling Basin Plan, if it wins the upcoming election, have been roundly condemned by industry bodies as pandering to South Australian voters.

Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller

Journalist

I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation issues. I completed my cadetship, with the Age, in 1980. Over my career, I've worked for ABC radio news (Mt Isa, Qld) and at provincial and suburban newspapers.

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