SAVE THE RIVER MURRAY LEVY

The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE (14:31): I have a supplementary arising from the minister's answer. Based on the answer just given by the minister, is the minister saying that Mr Craig Knowles is wrong when he goes out publicly in the media and condemns the state of South Australia's—

The PRESIDENT: Seeking an opinion.

The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE: —Labor government for withdrawing millions of dollars of funding?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (14:32): I thank the honourable member for his most important question. I have said before that Mr Craig Knowles has been wrong on many occasions, particularly when he wanted us to take less water than we otherwise got after our Premier, Jay Weatherill, went out and campaigned for our state and he got us 32,000 billion litres of water.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: Remind me: how much was the Liberal Party advocating that we accept? Less than 22—and they said, 'Sign up to what New South Wales and Victoria are offering. It's the best deal you'll ever get.' Well, that is what the Liberal Party stands for in this state. They sell out South Australia to their Eastern States Liberal comrades. That is what they have always done, that is what they always will do. Only the Labor government in this state will deliver for our people and the River Murray communities. We are the only ones with the gumption to stand up to those Eastern States that want to give us nothing. We have to fight for everything we get, and thank goodness we had a Premier who was willing to do that.