House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2019-04-30 Daily Xml

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Murray-Darling Basin

Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:28): My question is to the Premier. Has the Premier been successful in setting up the urgent meeting of heads of basin states' governments that he committed to do in January?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:28): I don't have details of that, but I will find out how the progress—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Cheltenham is called to order, as is the member for Wright.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: There are a few issues that those opposite might not have appreciated. First of all, there was an election in New South Wales where the government went into caretaker mode and, believe it or not, there is a federal election on at the moment. I know that we were working as diligently as we could—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —to try to bring together that meeting, but we are working—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: We have the question. Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —with a range of busy people and we will progress that as soon as possible. When I have an answer, I will come back to the house.

Mr Boyer interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Wright is warned. Deputy Leader.