A referendum won't save the Murray-Darling Basin
- Written by Adam Webster, Departmental Lecturer in Law and Public Policy, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
As part of its election campaign the Centre Alliance party (formerly the Nick Xenophon Team) has proposed a referendum give the Commonwealth power to regulate the waters of the Murray-Darling Basin.
The proposal would amend the constitution to give the Commonwealth legislative power over:
the use and management of water resources that extend beyond...
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