Published: January 16, 2019
Nationals leader and acting PM brushes off suggestions government could do more to solve Menindee Lakes crisis, saying ‘that’s Australia’
Michael McCormack has brushed off suggestions the government could do more to solve the Murray-Darling fish-kill crisis, blaming drought that he says will soon be relieved by flooding rains because “that’s Australia”.
The acting prime minister made the comments to ABC AM on Thursday, arguing that the current dry spell is “unprecedented” in its proportions but claiming the pattern of drought and flood has characterised Australia’s climate “since the year dot”.
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