The independent expert panel investigating social and economic conditions affecting communities across the Murray–Darling Basin has been announced in Mildura.
Murray-Darling communities in the Southern Basin will be able to hold onto another 605 gigalitres thanks to 17 projects that make better use of the environmental water we already have.
Federal Minister for Water Resources and Drought David Littleproud has called on the Queensland Government to give relief for farmers through rates and lease relief, cheaper electricity and put up their share of water infrastructure
Minister for Drought David Littleproud says decisions by Rabobank, National Australia Bank and Commonwealth bank to pass on full Reserve Bank interest rate cuts are a victory for many drought stricken farmers.
Minister for Drought David Littleproud has called on banks to pass on the full rate cut announced by the RBA today to farmers, many of whom are battling drought.
Sudden reductions in air temperature and increased wind associated with storms caused the weir pools to suddenly de-stratify, resulting in low oxygen water throughout the water column and no escape for the fish.
A re-elected Morrison Government will introduce a new offence designed specifically to protect farmers and primary producers from the unlawful actions of animal activists.
