Time is running out on the Murray-Darling plan. Should Tanya Plibersek reach for the big guns?
by Anne Davies from World news | The Guardian on (#640YG)
NSW and Victoria have dragged their heels and now risk the federal government taking over Australia's most important river system
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State governments which have dragged their heels on delivering on their commitments under the Murray-Darling Basin plan are now risking a federal government takeover of water policy after June 2024.
They must judge whether the federal water minister, Tanya Plibersek, will be prepared to reach for the cudgels that are built into the Murray-Darling Basin plan and take over administration of Australia's most important river system.
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