NO detailed evidence exists to prove the $3 billion of taxpayers' money being used to buy back water from farmers has delivered ecological benefits, according to a report that savages the lack of accountability around environmental outcomes.
The National Water Commission's biennial report to the Council of Australian Governments has attacked as "weak" the auditing and accountability safeguards around the amount of environmental water purchased by the government on the open market as part of its $8.9bn rescue package for the Murray-Darling Basin. Read More
The Australian
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