Senator CONROY (Victoria—Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Digital Productivity) (14:24): I thank the senator for her question and longstanding interest. At the risk of repeating myself, after 100 years of argument across this country, we have now put forward a plan. We have accepted the Murray-Darling Basin Authority plan and, yes, I can confirm that this is a plan that is committing to delivering a restoration to the health of our rivers at the same time as supporting strong regional communities and sustaining food production. I can confirm that the government has accepted— Senator Milne: Mr President, I rise on a point of order. This is a very serious issue and people need more than just the brief read out again. I asked for a yes or no answer about whether or not the minister could confirm that the plan does not guarantee delivering 3,200 gigalitres back to the environment. Yes or no, Minister, and what is the impact of groundwater? The PRESIDENT: The question was broader than that. I believe the minister is answering the question. I cannot instruct the minister how to answer the question. The minister has one minute 22 seconds remaining to answer the question. Senator CONROY: I can confirm, again, that the government has accepted the Murray-Darling Basin Authority's recommendation to return 2,750 gigalitres of surface water to the environment. This sets up a mechanism which allows governments to improve environmental, social or economic outcomes on the proviso that improving one outcome does not sacrifice the other. As I have already said, the government is committed to providing an additional $1.7 billion to relax key operating constraints and allow an additional 450 gigalitres of environmental water to achieve greater environmental outcomes. I think the points I have made are very clear, very clear indeed, and I am not sure I can offer a lot more on that particular issue than confirming exactly what I have said. I will get some information for you and hopefully have it by the time you ask your next question on the groundwater issue.