The consultation on the new National Drought Agreement
The NFF and the Australian Government are strongly aligned in the goal to ensure that farmers and regional communities across the country are efficiently and effectively supported before, during and after drought events to minimise triple bottom line impacts. The drought policy space is increasingly complex. It is excellent to see the new agreement clarify […]
Devastating scale of water buybacks revealed while critical questions go unanswered
The Federal Government has inadvertently revealed that damaging water buybacks will make up at least a third of water recovery under its revised Murray Darling Basin Plan, at a starting price exceeding $3 billion. The startling revelation that government buyback spending could double under this proposal comes as serious questions emerge about how the Government […]