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

a very clear position on water purchase. I will take Senator Abetz’s interjection because what he is actually criticising is Mr Turnbull’s policy, which, of course, is not unusual for Senator Abetz. He is actually criticising the concept of water purchase. It was Mr Turnbull who put forward a plan—and I acknowledge this—that included $3.1 billion for water purchase. We are implementing that plan because, of course, Mr Turnbull was unable to deliver on it. We will continue to purchase water. The reason for that is that unlike those—