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28,000 irrigators lose $1.5-billion class action against MDBA
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ABC News Australia
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AI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Tens of thousands of irrigators have lost a multi-billion dollar class action lawsuit against the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. The plaintiffs had alleged that the agency's management practices directly resulted in diminished profits and inflated water prices.
WHY IT MATTERS
This outcome shields a major water management authority from massive financial liability and impacts the legal recourse available to agricultural operators regarding water resource governance.
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has won a long-running class action brought by 28,000 irrigators who argued its mismanagement caused lost profits and high water prices.
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