Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

The position of the government remains the same in relation to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. As I said, in many contributions I've made in this place over time, this was an extraordinarily ambitious plan. I think everybody in this chamber can be extremely proud of the fact that everybody voted to make sure we had a sustainable river system going into the future that not just supported the environment but also supported the river communities that rely on that environment—supported our food and fibre producers but made sure that it was going to be sustainable for everybody into the future.

It was an extraordinarily ambitious plan. It still is an extraordinarily ambitious plan. We have already committed much and have achieved much in the delivery of this plan, but we still have some way to go. We still have a period of time. This plan is not due to be completed until 2024. The position of the government and the position of the minister remains that we will work tirelessly between now and 2024 so we can achieve the delivery of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. We will not give up. We will not stop trying, because we are committed to the delivery of the plan.