Matthew Canavan (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Minister for Resources and Northern Australia) Share this | Hansard source

Again, Senator Xenophon, we would expect this feasibility study to consult with those growers. I would note that, as in the article that Senator Xenophon mentioned in the primary question, some of those growers have written to the South Australian government. Obviously, they have written to the South Australian government, but I would expect the minister there to be considering those issues and particularly in reference to this particular study. But it is being conducted by the South Australian government, notwithstanding that we are providing funding to it. With any particular investment that may be made subsequent to the feasibility study, we would of course consult widely before we did so. I would also note that some of these areas, of course, have been affected by the storms and floods that have occurred in South Australia over the past couple of weeks. The Prime Minister visited this region last week, and earlier this week the government announced disaster relief funding for these areas and for other affected growers across South Australia.