Vic: Bracks refuses to budge on federal Murray-Darling plan

AAP General News (Australia)
04-19-2007
Vic: Bracks refuses to budge on federal Murray-Darling plan

Victorian Premier STEVE BRACKS says he won't sign the prime minister's national water
plan .. despite Murray-Darling Basin irrigators facing the loss of water after June.

Mr BRACKS says today's allocation announcement will come as no surprise to Victorian
irrigators .. who've been warned to expect it.

And he says it has no connection with the federal plan.

Mr BRACKS says water allocation to irrigators can be negotiated to zero .. and Victoria
doesn't need to agree to the 10 billion dollar initiative.

He says Victoria wants to reward good irrigators .. not just have allocations to the
worst irrigation systems in the country.

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KEYWORD: WATER VIC (MELBOURNE)

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