Farmers Raise Alarm as Governments Divert Water Supply for Environment and Indigenous Use

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Farmers Raise Alarm as Governments Divert Water Supply for Environment and Indigenous Use

A small patch of water at Lake Wetherell in the Darling River area in Menindee, Australia on Aug.14, 2019. Mark Evans/Getty Images

Farmers in regional Victoria and South Australia are warning of one of the worst droughts in decades, blaming dry weather, rising water prices, and government policies diverting water away from food producers.

“What’s really causing … damage is the lack of water going around,” said Jonathan O’Neill, commercial manager of Waterfind, in an interview with The Epoch Times.

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