The Labor Government is reaching straight into your pocket

The Labor Government is reaching straight into your pocket with outrageous water price hikes.

This will see farmers' water bills in NSW to skyrocket by up to 341% by 2030. Meanwhile, city households will only face a 50% increase in water charges. These costs will push farms to the brink, driving up food prices and forcing Australian food off the shelves. Food imports have already surged by $7 billion in just two years, reaching almost $40 billion in 2023-24. These figures will only increase if the Labor Government continues this water mismanagement.

Farmers are already battling soaring costs, now the government expects them to shoulder the bulk of water infrastructure and environmental costs, despite using only 25% of total flows.

This isn’t just a crisis for farmers—it’s a crisis for all Australians. The Murray region produces 85% of NSW’s food, and when farmers are forced out, food prices will surge nationwide. Every Australian household is already feeling the cost-of-living squeeze, and these water price hikes will only make it worse.