PHOTO: The junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers near Wentworth. IMAGE: DAFF
Federal Member for Parkes has said the “first round voluntary water buybacks” which started on Wednesday July 17 will eventually drive up food prices.
“We’ve been dreading this day ever since Labor’s amendments to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan” Mark Coulton said in a statement.
“While communities throughout the Basin will be bracing themselves for the fallout, this will impact all Australians, with the cost of water to no doubt rise, pushing up the price of food at the checkout”…