Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the senator for her question and longstanding interest. At the risk of repeating myself, after 100 years of argument across this country, we have now put forward a plan. We have accepted the Murray-Darling Basin Authority plan and, yes, I can confirm that this is a plan that is committing to delivering a restoration to the health of our rivers at the same time as supporting strong regional communities and sustaining food production. I can confirm that the government has accepted—