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MDBA ADMITS NORTH EAST FIGURES NEED REVISION

  MDBA ADMITS NORTH EAST FIGURES NEED REVISION Friday, 29 October 2010 The Murray Darling Basin Authority has reiterated that North East Victoria faces “perverse outcomes” following the recommendations in the Guide to the Draft Murray Darling Basin Plan. In new revelations, Chairman of the ...

FAIRER YOUTH ALLOWANCE – THE WILL OF THE HOUSE

  FAIRER YOUTH ALLOWANCE – THE WILL OF THE HOUSE Thursday October 28th The Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella, was delighted to see a Coalition Private Members Motion to restore fairness to country students passed by the House of Representatives. The motion, if implemented, would allow all ...

WATER MINISTER ADMITS HE DIDN’T UNDERSTAND WATER ACT

  WATER MINISTER ADMITS HE DIDN’T UNDERSTAND WATER ACT Tuesday, 26 October 2010 The legal advice provided to the Water Minister today regarding the requirements of the Water Act prove that Mr Burke does not understand the process and is not fit to lead reform of the Murray Darling Basin. Th...

MDBA ADMITS “PEVERSE OUTCOMES” FOR NORTH EAST

  MDBA ADMITS “PEVERSE OUTCOMES” FOR NORTH EAST Wednesday, 20 October 2010 As the Government continues to duck questions about the local impacts of the Murray Darling Basin Plan, the CEO of the MDBA has made the startling admission that the proposal for the Ovens catchment is a “perverse o...

MINISTER AND PRIME MINISTER REFUSE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON MURRAY DARLING BASIN

  Monday, 18 October 2010 Sophie Mirabella has today questioned the Minister for Water, Tony Burke, during Question Time about drastic cuts to irrigation entitlements in the North East. Mr Burke refused to answer her questions, instead choosing to gloss over detail and divert attention. “Dur...

ANALYSIS OF FIGURES PROVES MDB PLAN IS A DOG

Friday, 15 October 2010 Recent analysis of the Murray Darling Basin Plan has revealed cuts in the North East of up to 71%. The drastic cuts to irrigators in the Ovens system will take overall entitlements from 14GL to 4GL. So out of a total of 1804GL, farmers will only get 4GL. Sophie Mirabella M...

WHERE IS OUR CONSULTATION?

 Thursday October 14th The Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella is demanding answers from the Murray Darling Basin Authority and the Labor Government. With areas within the electorate of Indi, copping the largest reduction in water entitlements, -a whopping 45%, Mrs. Mirabella is asking where is...

MDBA PLAN IS A SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CATASTROPHE IN THE MAKING

Friday October 8th The official release of the Murray Darling Basin Authority Guidelines has understandably shocked and angered farmers. The plan will wipe out agricultural and associated industries in much of the basin. Mrs. Mirabella said there are more questions than answers to this ill concei...

DISASTROUS MDB LEAKS SPELL BAD NEWS FOR FARMERS

Thursday, 7 October 2010 A devastating leak from the Government shows how damaging the secret Murray Darling Basin plan will be for local farmers in the North East. The leak suggests that irrigators will have water entitlements cut by between 27% and 37%. This leak is ahead of tomorrow’s release of...

SOPHIE REAPPOINTED TO SHADOW CABINET

Late yesterday afternoon Tony Abbott, Leader of the Opposition reappointed Sophie Mirabella to the Shadow Cabinet in her current position of Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science.“I am delighted to continue our local voice in the Opposition Shadow Cabinet where important decisions are...

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