Tony Windsor (New England, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Given the parliament's endorsement of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, does the minister have a view on statements from New South Wales Minister for Primary Industries Katrina Hodgkinson opposing restrictions on groundwater use in the Basin Plan because of her concerns that it may impact on coal seam gas and coal developments on the Liverpool Plains and other areas? Is this further evidence of the need for the Commonwealth to act on independent bioregional assessments as part of an objective planning process?

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