MPs call for urgent investigation into $180m in water buybacks
by Anne Davies from on (#3NNHS)
Cross-party group asks auditor general to seek information about three 2017 purchases
A cross-party group of federal MPs has asked the auditor general to urgently investigate $180m spent on water buybacks last year, amid concerns about whether the government got value for money.
The buybacks of water rights from three large properties as part of the Murray-Darling basin plan proceeded without tender, and took place while Barnaby Joyce was minister for agriculture.
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