Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr President. As I think you have already pointed out, that question strayed so far from either of the first two that it strayed outside my portfolio responsibility representing Minister Burke. Senator Joyce continues to be involved in spreading misleading information not only to the Australian public about this issue but particularly to people in the Murray-Darling Basin. Senator Joyce is engaged in yet another opposition campaign of sheer negativity. He walks away from their own policy, walks away from Mr Turnbull, whose policy this is, walks away from any rational contribution to this debate and is simply engaged in a fear-and-loathing campaign. He has nothing whatsoever to contribute to this, like the majority of those on the other side. But the Gillard government— (Time expired)