Why are we still sending water to South Australia?

Senator David Leyonhjelm responds to the Greens populist push for (another) inquiry into the Murray-Darling Basin.

[Nickman]

Damn Dave, who spiked your coffee?! Never seen you this high energy, I like it

[mattyj]

Your sense in the senate will be sorely missed David :(

[alg]

Before there were locks in South Australia the water was high in winter and low in summer.  Towns on the river Murray from Mildura down into South Australia were started by the Chaffey brothers starting irrigation setttlements for growing food.  As the settlements got bigger there as a need for a more constant flow of water. (most food crops are grown in spring/summer months)  If you have no water you have no crop.  I agree that there is a massive waste of water on 'environmental' flows,  plus the fact our SA government spent billions of dollars of dollars on a water de-sal plant that they worked out afterwards was too expensive to run and is basically rusting in the sea.  Please don't hurt our famers because of the waste of our politicians and 'others'.  The federal government needs to take control of the entire river system as the separate states are only going to look at what is best for there state.

[azmanabdula]

Why is our parliament always empty

What are we paying our politicians to do?
I know quadriplegics that do more work
And they cant fucking move bless em

[Android]

Just when I thought I was going to vote for the libdems.
Dave really dropped the ball here.

[johnianson]

Please inform me as to why whenever we see someone making a speech in parliament the seats are empty ! Why Are these parsites not required to attend every sitting day ? If not why not ? We seem to be getting very little for their enormous lurks and perks !

[jimpikoulis]

Every part of the Murray Darling system has an impoundment of some kind the two biggest being Lake Hume and Dartmouth. With thses structures and the change in flood cycles has impacted the ecosystem immensely.

[greghealey]

I agree about getting rid of barrages and diverting the South east water into the Coorong but..., Doesn’t he know that at least 80% of Adelaide’s water supply comes from the Murray? The greed of the other states often stops the water ever getting to the sea and seriously effects Adelaides water security. Even if the barrages where removed, without sufficient occasional fresh water flush out you will end up with a dead hyper saline environment Like the Coorong is currently.

[naughteedesign]

always amusing to watch committees attempt to manage dynamic environmental systems.

[kulcharles]

Farmers making profits by over spraying and fertilizing they cropping and that end up in rivers and lakes killing evriething around,

[michaelbethune]

Ah libertarianism at its finest. Look out for number one. Everyone else can get stuffed.

[paulhooper]

Labelling ALL South Australians as hippocritical is grossly unfair. Just lost a supporter for your rant.

[daemon]

Why are we still sending electricity to South Australia?