I don't suppose we should be surprised by the newly found confected rage of John Barilaro and his mates towards the MDB (Murray Darling Basin) Plan.
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It is an attempt to divert attention from their gross negligence in planning for the drought, water and bushfire disasters we now face.
After all a succession of National Party ministers have denied climate change and resisted all but token responses to it.
Moreover they have turned a blind eye to the theft of our water and native vegetation resources by a small number of supporters refusing to apply existing regulations over many years, compounding the earlier over-allocation of water resources.
They have been aided and abetted by a supine Liberal Party.
We and our children's children are all the poorer for their negligence and the greed of a few of their influential supporters.
John Mullen
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