Last-minute chaos as Blair pushes water reform through

Alex Druce
Mike Foley
Updated June 20 2018 - 2:21pm, first published 2:00pm
Mr Blair pitched his new laws as ‘framework legislation. However Labor and the Greens opposed the bill, citing government’s recent record of ‘ruling via regulation’ and that environmental protections were insufficient. Photo Nick Moir.
Mr Blair pitched his new laws as ‘framework legislation. However Labor and the Greens opposed the bill, citing government’s recent record of ‘ruling via regulation’ and that environmental protections were insufficient. Photo Nick Moir.

Government’s irrigator reforms are all but locked in – but the full impacts of eleventh hour amendments are still being realised.

Alex Druce

Alex Druce

Senior Journalist

Politics and rural issues journo in Sydney. Give me a yell at adruce@fairfaxmedia.com.au

Mike Foley

Mike Foley

National rural reporter

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