South Australia's 'attention seekers' risk Basin Plan blow-up
Political grandstanding from South Australia's Labor, Greens and Centre Alliance federal representatives risks the fragile political consensus of the Murray Darling Basin Plan and threatens to leave SA worse off.
That's according to the new Liberal MP for Sturt, James Stevens, who took a swing at his state counterparts during his maiden speech to parliament this week.
"It is absolutely appalling that there are those who are wilfully or unwittingly contributing to a faux scepticism over the plan's credibility that could only lead to their home state being dramatically worse off," Mr Stevens said.
Mr Stevens replaced outgoing MP Christopher Pyne as representative in the safe Liberal Adelaide electorate. He previously worked as chief of staff to SA Premier Steven Marshall and a general manager at Michell Wool.
Read more: https://www.northqueenslandregister.com.au/story/6308153/south-australias-attention-seekers-risk-basin-plan-blow-up/
That's according to the new Liberal MP for Sturt, James Stevens, who took a swing at his state counterparts during his maiden speech to parliament this week.
"It is absolutely appalling that there are those who are wilfully or unwittingly contributing to a faux scepticism over the plan's credibility that could only lead to their home state being dramatically worse off," Mr Stevens said.
Mr Stevens replaced outgoing MP Christopher Pyne as representative in the safe Liberal Adelaide electorate. He previously worked as chief of staff to SA Premier Steven Marshall and a general manager at Michell Wool.
Read more: https://www.northqueenslandregister.com.au/story/6308153/south-australias-attention-seekers-risk-basin-plan-blow-up/
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