Senate debates

Tuesday, 18 September 2007

Adjournment

Water

10:00 pm

Photo of Mary FisherMary Fisher (SA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

The community expressed its indignation—indeed, colleagues—to Liberals, including the Liberal candidate for Adelaide, Tracy Marsh, as well as the member for Sturt, the Hon. Christopher Pyne, whose petition calling on the state government to develop a comprehensive water infrastructure plan has since gathered more than 10,000 signatures. On 31 August this year, two days after the state opposition’s outlining of its 19-point plan to waterproof the state, the state government still stood steadfast and strident. South Australia’s water minister announced that only rain would change the state government’s policy.

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