November 2024
Rio Tinto faces $400m bill amid Pilbara native title water squeeze
The Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation has asked officials to limit groundwater extraction, forcing big miners and gas developers to scramble for more supply.
- Peter Ker
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.
- Ronald Mizen
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.
- Peter Ker
April 2021
BHP finds toxic chemical in mining hub groundwater
BHP is working with regulatory authorities after finding the same toxic chemicals that have derailed the West Gate tunnel project in groundwater at one of its major iron ore mining hubs in Western Australia.
- Brad Thompson
October 2020
State-owned utilities to tap into salt and waste water
Climate change shaping infrastructure investment plans for big water providers.
- Brad Thompson
December 2019
Dependent on an open air waterway, Cobar fights for change
Researchers are already warning of future water conflicts, and the conflict between the rural shires of Cobar and Bogan is an microcosm of what's to come.
- Lucas Baird and Peter Ker
In flooded mine, drought-hit town might just strike gold
The treasure at the bottom of NSW's Mt Boppy mine has traditionally been metallic, but a precious resource of a different kind has put the pit at the centre of delicate negotiations.
- Peter Ker
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.
- Matthew Cranston and Simon Evans
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.
- Matthew Cranston