From the independent panel's basin report:

“Many believe future climate change will worsen these cumulative impacts of water recovery.

“We heard significant community concerns too about the distributional impacts of water recovery, which people believe have advantaged some communities and disadvantagedothers.”

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“The Australian Government should not be held responsible for farmers who are caught on the wrong side of the market when prices rise or fall, except when government interference in the market causes the price change.”