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Posted: 23/05/2008 | Don't expect the Federal Government's buyback of 35 gigalitres to save the Murray Darling's wetlands from the current drought - the only thing that can save both the Basin's health and its farmers is rain. | CommentsComments (7)
Posted: 26/09/2007 | The reasonably positive forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology may provide some hope, but it is too late for many drought-affected crops, meaning the Government's latest round of cash assistance is more crucial than ever. What do you think? | CommentsComments (7)
Posted: 21/09/2007 | It is becoming increasingly hard for the broader Australian public to accept the obstinacy of the Victorian Government and its irrigators, who continue to put themselves above the national interest on water issues. What do you think? | CommentsComments (8)
Posted: 3/09/2007 | Desperation seems the only justification for irrigators to consider paying a whopping $1000 per megalitre for temporary water on the open market. | CommentsComments (6)
Posted: 1/08/2007 | Should new Victorian Premier John Brumby sign up to the Federal Government's national water plan? | CommentsComments (7)
Posted: 23/07/2007 | Given the stage of the electoral cycle, Federal Water Minister Malcolm Turnbull has no choice but to reject absolutely renewed calls for compulsorily acquiring water licences in the Murray Darling Basin. What do you think? | CommentsComments (3)
Posted: 6/07/2007 | Plans by the Bracks Government to pipe a third of the water savings from a $1.1 billion upgrade of irrigation infrastructure in the Goulburn and Murray valleys to Melbourne has divided communities in Victoria. | CommentsComments (4)
Posted: 2/07/2007 | Much has been made in the media of the drought coming to an imminent end, but it is far from over for Murray irrigators who have been slapped with zero allocation for the new season. | CommentsComments (3)
Posted: 18/05/2007 | The public has a right to be sceptical about the performance of politicians, especially in this an election year, if their management of water policy is anything to go by. | CommentsComments (15)
Posted: 20/04/2007 | One of the goals of the National Water Initiative was to encourage a water-trading market - shouldn't towns, therefore, buy their water from farmers rather than the Government switching off the tap to agriculture? | CommentsComments (12)
The Great Water Debate
With the Murray Darling Basin facing unprecedented water shortages due to the on-going drought, FarmOnline wants to know your thoughts on how the problem should be fixed.

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