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

In relation to the last issue, that is a hypothetical until any such action is taken. Senator Birmingham, I would refer you to my first answer, which outlined the fact that, as I understand the Premier’s indication, he wants a legal case prepared, but no such action to date has been taken. I again make the point that the South Australian government has not indicated any withdrawal of support for the agreement itself. And I would suggest to the senator from the good state of South Australia that those of us from that state do need to take a whole-of-basin approach to this issue. Many of the problems in the Murray-Darling Basin are in place because there has been a failure by past governments, including 12 years under those opposite, to take a whole-of-basin approach. It has been one where we simply looked only at the issues from the perspective of one state. (Time expired)