This Month
Major water rights fund investors consider turfing management
Ed Peter, the former head of Deutsche Asset Management in Asia, will also step down as chairman of the $290 million Duxton Water after the vote.
Chris Corrigan leads investors in $500m farm sale to Canadian fund
A venture backed by PSP Investments has bought out co-investors including the prominent businessman in the Kooba aggregation once part of ASX-listed Webster.
June 2024
$300m for river communities as Plibersek moves to save the Murray
The government has pledged $300 million to support regional communities that will be affected by sending an extra 450 gigalitres of water down the Murray
August 2023
Victoria shuns Plibersek’s Murray Darling Basin reset
Victoria broke ranks with other basin states by refusing to sign up to the new deal, which extends the deadline for delivering critical water-saving infrastructure projects.
November 2021
Record water prices defy the big wet
A rainy year has sparked floods and filled big dams, but abundant supply has not stopped a record-breaking rally in H2O values in the nation’s food bowl.
June 2021
Liberals hit back at Nationals’ bid to blow up Murray-Darling plan
The Liberals have shot down a push by the Nationals to blow up the Murray-Darling Basin plan just two days into Barnaby Joyce’s leadership.
July 2020
Soggy 'scandal' doesn't hold water
Allegations that Barnaby Joyce and Angus Taylor were involved in corrupt water purchases have shadowed both men for years. But the Auditor-General found they don't hold water.
Questionable value for money with water buybacks, audit finds
An Auditor-General's report has found the administration of strategic water buybacks in the Murray-Darling basin was not fully effective.
April 2020
Trust deficit strains Murray-Darling Basin management
Former top cop Mick Keelty's report into water sharing says inflows into the Murray-Darling system have halved over the past 20 years.
November 2019
South Australia to release water for drought relief
South Australia will hand over 100 billion litres of water to the Morrison government to help up to 6000 drought-hit farmers grow fodder for their livestock.
Drought to drag on GDP, fuel inflation: JPMorgan
Real farm GDP is already down 8 per cent in the last year, resulting in a 0.2 percentage point drag on overall GDP.
October 2019
Public foots bill for 30 private dams in water efficiency drive
Water Resources Minister David Littleproud says a new report on privately-owned dams winning taxpayer funding is without foundation.