Sky News host Alan Jones says large owners of Australian water “don’t own a handkerchief of land” but sell water to farmers at an exorbitant rate which is not a fairdinkum Australia.
Mr Jones pointed to NSW MP Helen Dalton who has recently introduced a bill into the state parliament calling for a register of water owners or those whose families own waters – which is aimed at politicians – but is likely to be defeated by the Berejiklian
government. He said outfits like Duxton Water don’t “own a handkerchief of land but they own most of the water”. “They sell to farmers when it suits them at whatever inflated price they choose”. “And this is called a fairdinkum Australia, I don’t think so.” Image: Getty
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