Louise Markus (Greenway, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Hansard source

Given that the government claims in the budget that it understands that climate change means that we need to manage our water supplies better and also given that the Hawkesbury-Nepean River supplies over 90 per cent of Sydney’s drinking water and supports the generation of around 70 per cent of Sydney’s income, will the government honour the commitment by the prior government to deliver $132.5 million in funding to address the issues of the Hawkesbury-Nepean River? A yes or no would suffice. What does the Australian government plan to do to tackle the challenges faced by the Hawkesbury-Nepean River system in the next 18 months?

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