‘It’s fantastic’: Tiny Mallee town gets their water
A town in northwest Victoria that has waited years for access to clean drinking water can finally drink freely.
Water
Government refuses to reveal details of $55m buyback
The federal government has been slammed for “double standards” after keeping the price, type and source of water it is buying secret, following their first round of Basin buybacks.
450GL Basin buyout plan released
The federal government’s 2024 water purchasing plan will first target southern Murray-Darling Basin’s private diverters.
Carp turn rivers to mud
Researchers have for the first time measured how carp turned Australian rivers upside down, killing off the native fish food chain.
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Cubbie Station dam collapses, floods paddocks
A dam wall on Cubbie Station has collapsed, flooding adjoining paddocks holding hundreds of bales of recently harvested cotton.
SA to lose more water under Basin Plan
South Australian state and federal politicians may be demanding more water, but it comes at a high cost to the state’s irrigators.
Irrigators to lose funding
NSW’s Murray Irrigation Limited has announced it will cut funding to the Southern Riverina Irrigators advocacy group from next financial year.
Flooding fears as dams fill
Full dams and predicted rain this week are adding to worries for those downstream of Murray River water storages.
340GL basin shortfall warning
Federal and state water bureaucrats’ warning of a major Murray Darling Basin Plan shortfall is being ignored by their ministers.
How major dam storages are tracking year on year
Two major dams on the Murray River are nearly full and one is expected to spill by the end of next month. See our year on year comparison.
‘Most concerning’: NSW fails to deliver water plans
More than a month after a June 30 deadline, NSW is on track to deliver just seven out of 20 water resource plans.
MDB water valued at $30b, despite Plibersek claims
Murray-Darling Basin water entitlements values have soared to hit $30 billion — after the new Water Minister lashed the former government’s job on water.
Murray Darling Basin: Voluntary buyouts to be blocked
Victoria and NSW state governments are set to block the federal government from using “voluntary buybacks” to strip more water out of MDB communities for the environment.
Basin deadline failure
South Australia may be demanding its 450GL, but it cannot be delivered by the June 2024 deadline, let alone pushed down the river.
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