{"id":29308,"date":"2017-07-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/the-eastern-states-are-taking-us-for-saps\/"},"modified":"2017-07-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T00:00:00","slug":"the-eastern-states-are-taking-us-for-saps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/the-eastern-states-are-taking-us-for-saps\/","title":{"rendered":"The eastern states are taking us for saps"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>SA Water Minister Ian Hunter has called for a judicial inquiry after allegations of corruption were made against top interstate bureaucrats overseeing the Murray-Darling basin plan.<\/h3>\n<p>On Monday night the Four Corners program reported that taxpayers had been ripped off to the tune of billions of dollars.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe can\u2019t rely on the NSW government for any real reports on compliance,\u201d Minister Hunter told FIVEAA breakfast on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Murray-Darling basin plan really relies on the state acting in good faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>LISTEN HERE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/podcast\/david-and-will\/id1167323375?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>David and Will podcast on iTunes here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He said the allegations reported on the show amounted to \u201ca conspiracy at the very highest levels of the public service to subvert the Murray-Darling basin plan\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been taken for saps for the last 100 years by the eastern states,\u201d Mr Hunter said. \u201cThey try to subvert at every turn every attempt we make to get a sustainable river for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnless the River Murray survives all the river communities will die. What is so hard to understand about that?\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>MOST POPULAR<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/Chairman-opens-up-about-chances-of-keeping-stars\"><strong>ADELAIDE CROWS CHAIRMAN OPENS UP ABOUT CHANCES OF KEEPING STARS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/Chris-Scott-made-a-big-blunder-during-Geelong-s-loss-to-Adelaide\"><strong>CATS COACH MADE A BIG BLUNDER, SAYS MARK ROBINSON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SA Water Minister Ian Hunter has called for a judicial inquiry after allegations of corruption were made against top interstate bureaucrats overseeing the Murray-Darling basin plan. 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