A new independent umpire for the Murray-Darling Basin would hold governments and authorities to account for their management of the river system, under a proposal from the federal water minister.
With the federal election over and Bight oil exploration marking itself as an issue of concern in key South Australian marginal seats, now is the time for local MPs to stand up and put words into action by backing a Greens bill to ban Bight oil drilling once and for all, says Sarah Hanson-Young.
The Greens have unveiled a plan to protect the Great Australian Bight from oil exploration, calling for it to be given World Heritage Protection.
SA Greens stalwart Mark Parnell will miss the next two parliamentary sitting weeks after what he calls “an unplanned hospital visit” ended in a quadruple-bypass heart surgery.