SA to spend $2m in Murray fight

June 20th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

The South Australian government has committed $2 million to its fight to secure extra water for the River Murray.

The state government is strongly opposed to the Murray Darling Basin Authority’s draft plan for the river which proposes returning 2750 gigalitres for environmental flows.

SA wants more water through the system and has already launched a campaign on social media.

The government hasn’t indicated exactly how it will spend the extra money but Premier Jay Weatherill said it would help bring community opinions to the forefront.

“This decision has not been taken lightly but, if we believe the river is important, it is incumbent upon us to fight for it,” the premier said in a statement on Wednesday.

“We can either stand up for what we know and believe to be fair and right or we can settle for second best.”

Mr Weatherill said Victoria was actively seeking to reduce the volume of water to be returned to the river to as little as 2100gl or less and the campaigning by upstream states was set to intensify.

“What is interesting about what we hear from that side of the debate is the conspicuous absence of science,” he said.

“We can expect to see scare campaigns about food prices, arguments that a healthy river will irreparably damage the economy and claims that this will be the end of family farming in the basin.

“This must be exposed for what it is – vested interests at work.”