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Tess Ikonomou

Labor strikes deal to pass Murray-Darling changes

David Pocock says he is comfortable in supporting the government on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

An overhaul to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan will go ahead after the Albanese government secured the backing of the crossbench.

The $13 billion plan aimed to return 450 gigalitres of water to the environment by June 2024 but that deadline will be moved to the end of 2027.

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