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

The announcement to which the senator refers was in relation to the Murray-Darling Basin. This matter concerns the Lake Eyre Basin. There are many who would argue that the Lake Eyre Basin initiative has actually been a very good example of inter-state cooperation on river and natural resource management. I stress again that no decisions have yet been taken. As I mentioned earlier, Queensland has indicated an intention to fulfil its water planning obligations in a way that is consistent with the Lake Eyre Basin Intergovernmental Agreement. I would add that that remains the Commonwealth’s expectation.