Littleproud: Labor’s Basin Plan disallowance support “bastardry”

Colin Bettles
Updated February 6 2018 - 2:47pm, first published 12:01pm
Shadow Water Minister Tony Burke.
Shadow Water Minister Tony Burke.

LABOR has indicated it will support a controversial disallowance motion in the Senate that’s been moved by the Greens and is aiming to torpedo amendments to the Murray Darling Basin Plan that would relieve some of the social and economic suffering in the Northern Basin.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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