Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. I refer to the fact that the minister has not yet provided to the Senate the urgent advice on the short-term options to address the dire situation facing the lower lakes and the Coorong that she referred to on 18 June. My question is: what options are the government considering to address the situation at the lower end of the Murray in the short term? Will the minister now call an urgent meeting of the Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council rather than waiting until November to implement urgent measures needed to assist the Murray mouth, the lower lakes and the Coorong?