Canberra Times: A group of Australia’s leading scientists has called for a 50 per cent cut in water use across the drought-stricken Murray Darling Basin to secure its future. The Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists also wants the Federal Government to scrap its recent $5.8 billion investment in improving irrigation efficiency on farms across Australia’s main food production region. They suggest the funds be reallocated to the $3.1 billion water buyback program, allowing the Government to …