Ruth Webber (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Unlike regional Western Australia, Senator Abetz, or the black hole that is Greenwood, which is in inner northern suburban Perth, where you cannot get decent internet access. Perhaps if you live in those electorates in Queensland it is a bit easier. Labor will support a Senate inquiry into this issue, but we are not in a position to support this particular motion. A Senate inquiry should not be used in any way to delay the Queensland government’s bid to address the water crisis that is facing those in south-east Queensland, so we will support the foreshadowed motions of Senators Boswell, Joyce and Trood. But they need to think very carefully when they come in here, they need to look at the history and views of their own party, before they talk about what others may or may not have done.