Fed: Water buyback scheme just a 'flashy statement' - Joyce = 2

AAP General News (Australia)
04-01-2010
Fed: Water buyback scheme just a 'flashy statement' - Joyce = 2

Independent senator Nick Xenophon said the report was a "blueprint for getting it right"

and urged the government not to ignore it.

He said it was one of very few forensic appraisals examining how the government was
managing water resources.

"It's a case of being much more cautious about the way money is being spent," he told ABC Radio.

But the senator believes a national approach is still the only answer.

"The problem is the water plan that was implemented ... is compromised because we don't
have a federal takeover of the river system," he said.

"Unless and until we have a national approach you'll continue to have massive public
policy compromises in terms of how best to manage water resources."

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KEYWORD: WATER JOYCE 2 CANBERRA (REOPENS)

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