House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Murray-Darling Basin Plan MURRAY-DARLING BASIN PLAN Mr WILLIAMS House of Assembly MacKillop Deputy Leader of the Opposition MURRAY-DARLING BASIN PLAN Mr WILLIAMS (MacKillop—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:13): My question is again to the Premier. Can the Premier explain how his so-called historic water agreement of March 2008 will protect food producers and provide certainty for irrigators in light of the new Murray-Darling Basin Plan, which he has welcomed? The Hon. M.D. RANN House of Assembly Ramsay Premier Minister for Economic Development Minister for Social Inclusion Minister for the Arts Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change MURRAY-DARLING BASIN PLAN The Hon. M.D. RANN (Ramsay—Premier, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change) (15:13): Well, I would have thought that, given the Liberals in federal government and the Liberals at the state level supported it (in the end; they had to be dragged kicking and screaming to get there; go and look at what Malcolm Turnbull said), as far as I can remember everyone supported an independent commission to run the River Murray on the basis of science. When I was in Sydney yesterday, I was aware from the papers there that irrigators in those states in the east think that they have been dudded in favour of us. So, play your games; meanwhile, let's actually work to get the best outcome for the whole river, not just parts of it. You can play your politics; you wanted politics out of it. Come up with ideas, come up with facts, get the science right, and support us in that process. Honourable members House of Assembly Honourable members: Hear, hear! Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Can I just point out to the person who is taking photos from the gallery that it is not permitted to take photos in the chamber. The member for Chaffey.