Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

This motion contains a number of unsubstantiated claims. While the New South Wales government direction on land clearing is deeply concerning, this motion is not an appropriate response. The Senate calling for the prosecution of farmers is not an appropriate response to the failure of the New South Wales government to provide leadership, certainty and appropriate protection and enforcement. The federal government should provide leadership to protect the interests of the environment and our farming communities in a time of drought, but instead they're asleep at the wheel of water policy and environmental protection.