Bob Katter (Kennedy, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The minister would be aware that 300 million megalitres of Australia’s water is in Northern Australia and only 80 million megalitres is in the south. In light of the depressing reality that the north uses only one per cent of this water and provides less than five per cent of agricultural production, could the minister discuss with local councils a small developmental loan fund, secured and guaranteed by Queensland government land resumed for irrigation purposes? Finally, is the minister aware that just two million of the six million hectares of black soil destroyed by the prickly acacia weed will, with sugar and some grain, increase Australia’s beef production and, with a green car, provide Australia’s oil requirements indefinitely?

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