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Salt water flooding option demands more public consultation
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says ten days is not long enough for public consultation on the prospect of flooding South Australia's Lower Lakes with salt water.
Environment Minister Peter Garrett provided a ten-day period for public consultation which concludes today, and is set to decide whether or not he will approve salt water flooding by December 31 this year.
"Ten days for public consultation on such critical environmental, social and economic impacts is a joke, said Senator Hanson-Young.
Murray Darling left out to dry: Greens
The passage of the Water Amendment Bill through the Senate will not deliver the best outcomes for the future of the Murray Darling Basin, say the Australian Greens.
"The future health of the Murray Darling system is at stake here, and yet we are still seeing short-term parochial politics ruling in the face of dire circumstances," said Senator Rachel Siewert.
Action needed to avert Lower Lakes salt water scenario
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says that salt water flooding of South Australia's Lower Lakes would be environmentally, socially and economically disastrous for lower Murray communities.
The South Australian Government has requested advance approval from its federal counterparts to let sea water into Lakes Alexandrina and Albert if the drought continues.
Wong fails water leadership test
The Australian Greens have urged Water Minister Penny Wong to rise above parochial politics and live up to her role of leading the nation on water policy, saying the House of Representatives should accept the amendments passed by the Senate today. Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said she was surprised to find


