After lots of hard work, Senator Barnaby Joyce welcomes his colleague Senator Boswell’s call for a Senate Inquiry into the future water supply for South East Queensland.

"I acknowledge fully that a Senate inquiry cannot stop the dam but it can provide the truth which will make obvious what a criminally extravagant waste of money the current Traveston Dam proposal is.

"The idea that between $1.6 and possibly $4BN be spent on a stinking swamp defies logic. There is a myriad of far better alternatives that are only blinded by the excesses of Mr Beattie's and Ms Bligh's egos.

"After working consistently with the people of the Mary River, Senator Boswell and I welcome the opportunity to let the people of the Mary River and district have their day in court.