Article 58FVW Greens accuse NSW of 'blackmailing' other states on Murray-Darling Basin

Greens accuse NSW of 'blackmailing' other states on Murray-Darling Basin

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Anne Davies
from Environment | The Guardian on (#58FVW)

State water minister Melinda Pavey tells a Senate inquiry NSW could not deliver the plan as it currently stands'

The New South Wales water minister, Melinda Pavey, has again threatened to walk away from a key part of the Murray-Darling Basin agreement, telling a Senate inquiry that NSW could not deliver the plan as it currently stands".

Pavey's comments on Wednesday enraged the federal Greens, who said the posturing involved NSW politically blackmailing other basin states".

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