Fiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Water Resources and Conservation) Share this | Hansard source

I certainly recognise the intent with which Senator Xenophon has moved this amendment. But I raise the concerns that have been raised with the coalition by the irrigation community with regard to wholesale loss of water, particularly concerns about the lack of any structural adjustment funding to deal with arising situations, and indicate to the Senate that we will not be supporting the amendment.