As members of the 'Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists', Professor Jamie Pittock from the Fenner School and Former Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder David Papps have written a pointed opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald - questioning the motives that some NSW politicians have for wanting to “walk away” from the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.

They say it “would be a tragedy for the long-term recovery of Australia’s largest river system that supports millions of job to be thrown away for the sake of short-sighted politics. Walking away from the plan might be perceived to benefit a few irrigators but it would cause untold damage to all communities throughout the basin.”

Read the full article at the Sydney Morning Herald website.