Deal to Guarantee a Future for the Murray–Darling Basin

FILE PHOTO: A homestead and roads can be seen near the Darling River in the Murray-Darling basin, Australia's largest catchment river system, located near the far western New South Wales town of Broken Hill in Australia, February 12, 2017. Picture taken February 12, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo

The federal government has admitted that the preservation of the Murray-Darling Basin is critical for drought preparation, and the consequences of not acting could be catastrophic.

At a critical time for the Basin, the Albanese Labor Government has struck a historic agreement to deliver the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in full, including 450 gigalitres of water for the environment, with the next drought approaching.