Compliance, conflict of interest risks raised at Department of Water
Serious concerns have been raised regarding DCCEEW’s dual function as a major water buyer and water policy setter with the ability to manipulate prices.
Serious concerns have been raised regarding DCCEEW’s dual function as a major water buyer and water policy setter with the ability to manipulate prices.
Corporate water holder Duxton Water Limited has announced its highest ever half-year net profit, as the federal government continues its water recovery efforts.
The federal and Victorian Labor Governments are forging ahead with plans to recognise all waterways as “living entities”.
The Albanese Government paid a record $17,290/ML for cap-equivalent water, as irrigators hold back, knowing prices will rise.
Italian confectionery giant Ferrero, maker of famous treats Nutella and Ferrero Rocher, is selling 2665ha of farmland and a massive water portfolio.
Six Murray River shire councils have urged the federal government to rethink their planned Basin Plan buybacks.
Farmers are cropping the lakebeds of the Great Darling Anabranch system, as floodwaters evaporate to expose nutrient-rich soils.
Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists director Robert Purves has lifted his stake in water speculator Duxton to 8.5 million shares.
Farm leaders believe Labor’s new Murray Darling Basin Plan will hand the government “unchecked power” to shut down farms, as the Greens threaten to block the Bill.
South Australia’s water boss Ben Bruce says the economic impact of the Commonwealth’s 450GL Murray Darling Basin buyout will be “minimal”.
Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek will wade into the water market to buy up to 450 gigalitres, bypassing socio-economic tests.
Irrigators are demanding to know what action Victorian Water Minister Harriet Shing will take to stop federal water buyouts.
Analysis of Victoria’s water theft laws has revealed a pattern of low penalties and continued illegal take. See the difference between fines and value of stolen water.
A draft Water Market Reform Bill paves the way for a new code of conduct and imposes hefty penalties for insider trading.
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