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senate vote 2012-05-10#2

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Title

  • Motions Murray-Darling River System
  • Motions - Murray-Darling River System - Other states (not SA) increasing water extractions

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Nick Xenophon</p>
  • <p>I, and also on behalf of Senator Hanson-Young, move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the Senate notes that South Australia has substantially adhered to River Murray extraction caps since 1968, whereas other states in the Murray Darling Basin have increased extractions by at least 3 000 gigalitres.</p>
  • The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2012-05-10.34.1) introduced by Senator [Nick Xenophon](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/nick_xenophon).
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the Senate notes that South Australia has substantially adhered to River Murray extraction caps since 1968, whereas other states in the Murray Darling Basin have increased extractions by at least 3 000 gigalitres.*