Wastewater Allocations

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (15:14): Can the minister explain why the Vietnamese farming community, the Vietnamese that I visited during the floods, has no knowledge of this particular project, in particular the water seemingly going to consortia, when most of them would like to access more water for their own operations?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change) (15:14): I cannot speak for any Vietnamese farming community whatsoever. All I can say is, as I said in my response, SA Water has been consulting on this since 2015. We made the announcement a few weeks ago. It hit the media and I guess that is where the Hon. Mr Ridgway saw his chance to change tack and attack the government after previously accusing us of stealing his policy.