Senate debates

Wednesday, 12 October 2016

Questions without Notice

Water

2:29 pm

Photo of Nick XenophonNick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Given that the federal government does not know what the scope of the feasibility study is, will the government heed the concerns of local farmers like Thang Le, who have said that many existing producers are reluctant to expand their business because of the uncertainty of where the extra water may go—especially to a consortium that could swamp and distort the local horticultural market—and will the government insist that any feasibility study look at the potential impact on local growers?

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