Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Davey. Senator Davey has just exemplified the National Party's approach to this entire issue, which is to misrepresent the government's position in inquiries, in the media and to basin communities.

We have made very clear over and over again that we do think that voluntary water buybacks are going to be necessary to save the Murray-Darling Basin, and they weren't required and weren't delivered under the former government.