Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of Senator Nettle, move:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes:

(i)

the impact of reduced rainfall on inflows into river systems in northern New South Wales due to the combined effects of climate change and drought,

(ii)

that serious water management issues already exist in these systems, including problems with the over-allocation of water resources, and

(iii)

the economic value of the range of industries that depend on these systems, from dairy farms on the floodplains through to commercial fisheries; and

(b)

calls on the Federal Government to:

(i)

abandon the further assessment of damming and extracting water from these northern rivers for additional water supplies for southeast Queensland, and

(ii)

focus its efforts on non-runoff dependent alternative sources to meet increasing demand, such as setting water efficiency standards and water conservation measures.

Question negatived.