Rumour hath it............(12)

A quiet little rumour has surfaced recently. To wit, that Malcolm Turnbull will attempt to wedge Rudd and Bligh over the proposed Traveston Crossing dam, by putting forward a NSW Northern Rivers interbasin transfer as an alternative to placing a large dam on the Mary River.
In the process hoping to garner votes from a presumably grateful southern Queensland.
Rumour has its money on such a proposal once more featuring the Clarence River catchment area.