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Andrew Brown

Murray-Darling Basin plan changes pass lower house

Contentious changes to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan have passed the House of Representatives. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Changes to the controversial Murray-Darling Basin Plan have passed the House of Representatives, setting up a Senate showdown on the reform.

The laws would put in place a new plan with all basin states, except for Victoria, after it was revealed the old agreement was not on track to meet its water recovery targets.

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