Member for Farrer Sussan Ley has publicly slammed Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, after hearing reports of the Albanese governments plans to review the code of conduct for supermarkets.

Speaking to Sky News Australia Ley, who has held the seat of Farrer since 2001 and is also the opposition Deputy Leader, called Ms Plibersek’s announcement “ridiculous.”

Ms Ley was referring to the government’s Murray Darling Basin Plan water buy-back scheme.

deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has unleashed on the Albanese government and Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek for “smashing” farmers in the Murray-Darling Basin with a water buy-back plan.

“I’ll tell you one thing Labor could have done,” Ms Ley said.

“And that is, not smash my farmers in the Murray-Darling Basin by taking water away from them.

“We are going to see less Australian-grown produce on our supermarket shelves and I wonder how much that is going to put up prices.”