Cory Bernardi (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I have a supplementary question. Why is the minister not prepared to back Senator Wong and her statements of 11 August, and her statement the following day on 12 August on the same radio station. It said:

... this is a Government that is prepared to back the independent Authority in its determination on what the rivers need.

Minister, will you abide by the independent authority’s assessment of a cap on water?