Peter Garrett (Kingsford Smith, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

Oh yes, they have conflicted issues on water buyback. The member for Calare has gone now, but he is completely in opposition to the shadow minister on this issue. With respect to the shadow minister, let us just be clear: he said, ‘We will not stand in the way of the Water Act.’ I am looking at the Australian of 14 November and he said:

Mr Hunt said he would not delay the passage of the federal bill, despite his planned amendments.

So are the members opposite going to block real reform or are they going to continue to play politics in the Senate with it? Is the opposition going to recognise that, at this stage, in order to properly engage in the process of water reform—

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