Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source

I am very happy to answer this because the agreement that was reached with the first ministers means that for the first time in Commonwealth legislation the critical human water needs of those who rely on the Murray-Darling are secured. It ensures that people who need the water for drinking and sanitation are the priority. In addition, industry that needs water to remain viable will get it. What could possibly be wrong with that? You will have to ask the Liberal South Australian senators, such as Senator Minchin, Senator Birmingham or Senator Fisher, because they voted in this place to remove those provisions—