Senate debates

Tuesday, 17 March 2009

Questions without Notice

Murray-Darling River System

2:45 pm

Photo of Sarah Hanson-YoungSarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Given that not one of the current proposals relating to the Lower Lakes—that is, weirs and flooding the lakes with salt water—sitting currently in Minister Garrett’s in-tray does anything to save the Lower Lakes or to ensure that we do not have the Lower Lakes delisted on the Ramsar listing, what is the government doing to ensure we do not lose this Ramsar listing? What is the plan to save the Lower Lakes?

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