Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

Tony Pasin, there you go—moved and seconded this motion to get rid of this legislative instrument and free the Murray-Darling Basin to get on with doing what it does best, which is to grow fabulous food.

I found it very interesting that what brought the minister—it goes typically to another decision around the agricultural industries that the former government made, and I am thinking about the decision that former Minister Ludwig made about the live cattle export market. When political pressure is brought to bear—

Senator Bilyk interjecting—

Senator Bilyk, you can roll your eyes all you like, but it was not good scientific evidence that this decision was based on.

Senator Bilyk interjecting—

It was not that we had had a long and exhaustive consultation right throughout the Murray-Darling Basin as to whether these areas were critically endangered—

Senator Bilyk interjecting—

No, no, no! I am pretty sure—