With fewer than 500 days until the Murray-Darling Basin plan's legislated deadline, the New South Wales Coalition government is campaigning for more time and funding to deliver what was promised.
The $13 billion basin plan's deadline for water recovery is June next year but hundreds of gigalitres of water are yet to be recovered for the environment, and the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has warned the plan won't be completed on time.