Support
The Bradfield Scheme has not received broad political support from any of the major Australian parties in recent times however it has been pushed by individual politicians such as Bob Katter who advocated the plan whilst National Party member for the state seat of Flinders during the 1980s and continues to support it as an independent in federal parliament. In February 2007, the then Queensland Premier Peter Beattie urged the Federal Government to look at a modern version, saying it is better to find more water than to cut back on current supplies.
In contrast to this, the scheme is often amongst the policies of a number of minor parties and independent candidates. The website of Adrian Watts states, This scheme was seen during World War II and much of the twentieth century, as an essential step in building a secure and prosperous nation. It was regarded as the next great water engineering project to build after the Snowy Mountains Scheme. A modified scheme was also strongly supported by Queensland independent senate candidate Selwyn Johnston at the 2007 Australian federal election.
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