A COALITION GOVERNMENT TO REFORM & RECONSTITUTE NORTHERN TASKFORCE

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A COALITION GOVERNMENT TO REFORM & RECONSTITUTE NORTHERN TASKFORCE

The Coalition has committed to reforming and reconstituting the Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce if they are returned to government at the next election.

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia, Senator Ian Macdonald today announced that a Coalition Government would reform and reconstitute the Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce to examine all aspects of northern development including water storage, a key component left out of the Labor Government’s review.

Speaking at the Northern Outback Development Forum in Normanton, Senator Macdonald said “Today I give you a commitment on behalf of Tony Abbott and the Coalition that upon being returned to Government the Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce will be reformed and reconstituted with advocates passionate about the North, including a predominance of board members whose futures are in the north.

“The new taskforce will be tasked with proactively examining sustainable development in the north and advising the government specifically (but not exclusively) on water storage and usage for food production across the whole of Northern Australia,” Senator Macdonald said.

“The Coalition recognizes food security will be a major challenge throughout the next century; the development of Northern Australia must be at the forefront of any solution to feed Australia and the world into the future,” he said. 

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