The ALP says it is prepared to override state governments to fix the regulation of the Murray-Darling Basin.
Labor says it will be prepared to use the powers outlined in the Water Act and the Labor-controlled basin states of Queensland and Victoria to ensure stronger environmental outcomes.
The current recovery plan was pegged as an absolute bare minimum from the outset by science groups but has been crippled by management failures, water theft, and political stubbornness from NSW and Victoria.