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Government abandons water buybacks in restructure to Murray Darling Basin Plan

A kangaroo on the dry bed of the Darling river in February 2020.

A kangaroo on the dry bed of the Darling river in February 2020. Source: Getty

Resources Minister Keith Pitt says water recovery targets are not being met and a new action plan is needed, to save the nation's most important water resource.



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