Murray-Darling buyback to curb Qld take: Govt
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The Qld Govt says the water that irrigators are taking from the northern end of system is sustainable. (User submitted: Larry Bearman)
The Federal Government says its water buyback scheme will help wind back the amount of water Queensland irrigators draw from the parched Murray-Darling Basin.
The Queensland Government has defended an increase in the amount of water that irrigators are taking from the northern end of system, saying it is sustainable.
But irrigators in other states are angry about the record extraction.
Federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke has told Sky News the water buyback scheme will improve the situation.
"I can absolutely understand the frustration that so many farmers feel when the water that they know would produce a profitable crop simply isn't available on zero allocations," he said.
"That's the reason why we're looking at the buybacks we're looking at and why so much of it is geared towards the northern end of the system."
