Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

We are doing something. We are buying from willing sellers. There is a suggestion around the place from a number of misguided senators that we want to compulsorily acquire this water. No, we are going out into the marketplace. We are looking for willing sellers and this was one of those willing sellers. Of course, we are providing assistance to the New South Wales government in the form of a grant so that they can make this purchase. Toorale Station will deliver 20 megalitres of water into the Darling to flow down the system. For those of you who are not mathematically inclined, that is 20 billion litres of water.