Tanya Plibersek (Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Environment and Water) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Mayo for her question. It's a very important question. This government shares her concern to ensure that the 450 gigalitres of additional environmental water that was promised to South Australia in order for South Australia to sign onto the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is in fact delivered. I support that objective, I know the Prime Minister supports that objective, I know the members for Spence, Boothby, Makin and Adelaide and the Minister for Health and Aged Care and the Minister for Social Services support that objective. I know the South Australian government is very committed. I spoke again this week to their Deputy Premier and minister for water about how we deliver on this plan.

The Murray-Darling Basin Plan is a good plan. Labor made it. Labor delivered on it. It's those opposite who, for almost a decade, have sabotaged the delivery of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. I'd be interested to know whether the members for Grey and Barker and Sturt also support the delivery of the 450 gigalitres of environmental water for the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.

I'll tell you something that makes this a little bit challenging, Member for Mayo. What makes it challenging is that in almost a decade those opposite have delivered two out of 450 gigalitres of water. Those opposite in almost—

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