Calls mount for royal commission into controversial Murray-Darling water buybacks
by Katharine Murphy and Anne Davies from on (#4DK1S)
Labor sets government Monday deadline to answer questions about $200m water purchases in 2017
Pressure continues to mount on the Morrison government over controversial water buybacks in 2017, with calls for both a royal commission and an immediate explanation about why officials dealt with a company domiciled in a tax haven.
Labor has given Scott Morrison a deadline of Monday to address questions about the 2017 water buybacks, and has not ruled out establishing a royal commission probing the various transactions in the event Bill Shorten wins the 18 May contest.
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