The Morrison-Joyce government has a record of cuts, incompetence, and failure when it comes to standing up for nature.

There was an extinction crisis underway even before the national bushfire crisis of the summer of 2019/20. Then, those fires saw billions of animals killed or harmed, and more than 12 million hectares of land have burned, with devastating impacts on our natural environment and Australian species.

The Great Barrier Reef is under immediate threat from inaction on climate change and the neglect of Scott Morrison. The next generation deserves to enjoy the Reef as generations before them did, but right now 90 percent of it has been bleached by warming ocean temperatures.

An Albanese Labor Government will tackle gamba grass in the Northern Territory, creating jobs and reducing the intensity of bushfires.

Labor will commit $9.8 million over four years to contain and eradicate dangerous gamba grass infestations in the Northern Territory.

An Albanese Labor Government will help restore South-East Queensland urban rivers and catchments, including in Ipswich.

An Albanese Labor Government will help fix the water crisis in Mount Morgan. 

Labor will commit $3.5 million for detailed design, approvals and construction support services for a pipeline, which is an essential next step in providing a long-term water security solution for the community. 

An Albanese Labor Government will protect Australia’s precious water resources with a five-point plan for the Murray Darling Basin that strikes the right balance between the needs of local communities, farmers and the environment.
 
The Murray Darling is Australia’s biggest and most important river system and its future is critical for the livelihoods and welfare of millions of Australians and for our environment and natural resources.

SUBJECTS: Murray Darling Basin Plan; Labor’s policy agenda; federal election; cost of living; Russia / Ukraine.

SUBJECTS: 2024 Murray Darling Basin Plan targets, Labor’s plan to Future-Proof Australia’s Water Resources, State and Federal cooperation with the Murray Darling Basin Plan, Water Buybacks.

SUBJECTS: Labor’s plan to Future-Proof Australia’s Water Resources, the poor handling of the Murray Darling Basin plan by the Morrison-Joyce government.