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Liv Casben

Fearful farmers say river lifeline may sink agriculture

Minister Tanya Plibersek has created new laws setting out how water is shared in the Murray Darling. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

After years of neglect, the Murray Darling Basin plan was thrown a lifeline as laws to salvage the arrangement passed the Senate.

But farmers remain opposed to the plan, warning it will destroy regional communities and drive up food prices.

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