Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I'm sure, Acting Deputy President Bernardi, that you know that the only reason Senator Hanson-Young is taking this stand is not to benefit the Murray-Darling, not to benefit irrigators in South Australia and not to benefit the people of South Australia but simply to grandstand, firstly in the lead-up—

Senator Ketter interjecting—

Yes, that's right, Senator Ketter—not Katter, but Senator Ketter! She's grandstanding in the lead-up to her preselection. I know that she's beaten Mr Simms; I predicted that, as you might recall, on the night of the state election. She's managed to get the No. 1 spot and now she's grandstanding in the lead-up to the next federal election. But the reality—

Senator Hanson-Young interjecting—

Look, if you were trying to save the Coorong, Senator Hanson-Young, you'd be supporting the Labor Party's plan, the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, and supporting what Labor has done to restore the health of the Murray-Darling Basin. And you shouldn't—