Gina Rinehart pushes for greater access to water from Kimberley's Fitzroy River

Written on the 2 July 2017

West Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart wants to draw more water from the Kimberley's mighty Fitzroy River for her Liveringa cattle station.

"The [WA] Government only allows one water licence to access water from the Fitzroy River for Liveringa in the Kimberleys and guess how much water the Government permits to be taken? Six gigalitres," she said.

"This leaves 99.9991 per cent of the water to run out uselessly into the Indian Ocean.

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Source: ABC


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