Published: May 13, 2019
Exclusive: Southern Riverina Irrigators Council alleges MDBA mismanagement responsible for $750m in losses
Fury over water allocations has led irrigators in south-eastern Australia to file a class action in the New South Wales supreme court, seeking $750m in damages from the federal government’s Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA).
The chairman of the Southern Riverina Irrigators Council (SRI), Chris Brooks, alleges the MDBA’s negligence has led to severe financial losses for “thousands” of landholders in the country’s south-eastern food bowl.
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