Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Well, that is contrary to the Deputy Prime Minister's statement to the South Australian government.

Has the government commissioned any modelling on the impact of not reaching the 450 gigalitres target, of abandoning that target, on the health of the river system, particularly in the lower reaches of the Murray? Has the government actually sought advice from the CSIRO and other scientists as to whether it can reduce the return of water from 3,200 gigalitres to 2,750 gigalitres and not increase the risk to the river's health when the next drought hits?