| 07.11.2008 - Australia: Water trading row hits farmers |
| From Theage.com.au: Federal Water Minister Penny Wong has been accused of showing "complete disregard" for the welfare of Victorian farmers in the Rudd Government's ongoing drive to reform water trading rules. But Senator Wong insisted yesterday that her wish for Victoria to abandon two contentious water trading rules was necessary for the Commonwealth's water buybacks to go ahead in the Murray-Darling Basin..... Full Article: Source |