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River focus shifts to states

PRESSURE over the declining health of Australia's rivers has been thrown back on the states, with federal Water Minister Penny Wong using the announcement of $3.1 billion in environmental flows to highlight the plight of rivers such as Melbourne's Yarra. The $3.1 billion for buying back water entitlements in the Murray-Darling is part of $12.9 billion for water in next month's federal budget.

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