Tony Windsor (New England, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister and relates to statements made by the him at the Finley RSL Club on 26 October concerning water entitlement holders. Prime Minister, do you recall saying:

I think the most important thing in relation to water entitlements is for there to be a sense of justice for people who have paid good money for water and then have that allocation arbitrarily taken back without compensation. That is not something the Federal Government would do.

Prime Minister, given this statement and others made in this House, could you update the House on what the federal government is doing regarding the as yet unresolved taxation issues on compensation for groundwater users in New South Wales? When will the federal government move to ensure that these people get justice for giving up water for the environmental good of the nation?

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