The Prime Minister must take the water portfolio out of the hands of the climate-denying National Party, the Greens say, after a Productivity Commission report released today calls on governments to recognise the impact of the climate crisis on water security.
\nGreens Water Spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said:
\n\u201cWe\u2019ve now got economists saying what scientists have been warning for years. The Federal Government needs to start preparing a water security plan that takes climate change seriously.
\n\u201cThe PM needs to start by getting the National Party out of the water portfolio.
\n\u201cAustralia\u2019s water security will never be managed properly while the climate change deniers in the National Party hold the country\u2019s water portfolio and are in charge of Australia\u2019s water policy.
\n\u201cThe Nationals and Barnaby Joyce do not accept the science of climate change let alone the economics. They\u2019re putting drinking water in our cities and our regional towns at risk, killing our river systems and putting the interests of miners ahead of small family farmers.
\n\u201cEven the Productivity Commission can see miners are getting special treatment over farmers which is putting everyone\u2019s water supply at risk.
\n\u201cThe PM cannot allow this PC report to be ignored. How many warnings does he need before he acts to protect all Australians not just the National Party\u2019s mates.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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