There are alternatives to water buybacks

MINISTER Tanya Plibersek has confirmed water buybacks are part of the undisclosed “significant funds” allocated to finalising the Basin Plan in this week’s Federal Budget. The minister has confirmed Canberra’s worst kept secret that the government intends to enter the water market and buy back water used to grow our food and fibre – which […]

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