Scientists call for more water for Murray Darling Basin rivers
Wentworth Group scientists have called for an additional 726GL of water to be added to the Murray Darling Basin target, in addition to the Albanese Government’s 450GL promise.
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Sam Mitchell in multi-million dollar water deal
Embattled businessman Sam Mitchell and his partners have sold $21.75 million worth of water from their US-based investment fund. Read all the details.
$140m delivery share liability bites
Irrigators and dry landholders have been left with 5000 delivery shares they don’t want that will cost $140 million to terminate.
Basin irrigators locked in as corporates gear up
Federal water tender documents show irrigators’ offer to sell are locked in, as corporates are urged to offer parcels of 20GL or more.
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The obstacles blocking the 450GL Basin buyout
To buy another 450GL, Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek must overcome at least three major hurdles. See what they are.
Southeast Aus drying up
East Gippsland and the Bega Valley are starting to dry off, with farmers offloading some stock and assessing fodder reserves.
Plibersek to extend Murray Darling Basin Plan deadline
The deadline to deliver the Murray Darling Basin Plan will be extended, but a new date has not been set.
What could happen if the Basin Plan deadline is extended?
Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek is weighing up an extension to the June 2024 Basin Plan deadline, risking Greens’ demands for a 450GL buyout.
Basin carp control plan still on drawing board
A study into using a virus to cut carp numbers in the Murray Darling Basin will not start for several years — if it gets approval at all.
Spring floods worsen the Barmah Choke
The 2022 floods drove a massive slug of sand even further into the Barmah Choke, slashing its capacity to meet irrigation demand.
Threat emerges to irrigators’ water reliability
The Murray Darling Basin Authority’s reconciliation of the Basin Plan is set to cut the reliability of irrigators’ water supplies.
Inquiry launched into mass fish deaths
A NSW government inquiry into mass fish kills at Menindee will not consider water allocations in its terms of reference despite pressure to do so.
First Nations’ inland water target set at 3 per cent
The push is on to give First Nations’ people control over a larger slice of one of Australia’s most precious resources — fresh water.
Flood easement buyouts back on the table
NSW Water Minister Rose Jackson has refused to rule out compulsory acquisition of flood easements on NSW Murray and Murrumbidgee riverside properties.
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