Farmers challenge ABARES water trade call
ABARES says the CEWH could sell up to 25 per cent of its annual allocations each year without “significant market impacts”.
Water
Bureaucrats refuse to answer advertising campaign questions
The federal government has not provided details about where it sourced images of dead fish and trees in its Murray Darling advertising campaign.
How to fix eroding Murray-Darling Basin accountability
Cobram Estate boss Rob McGavin has offered a solution for how Murray-Darling Basin water policy should be managed. See the latest.
How NSW’s Alternatives to Buybacks Plan could affect Victoria
A new NSW Government plan wants to “shepherd” environmental water through the Menindee Lakes. Here’s what it means for Victorian irrigators.
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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.
Floodplain harvesting finally locked in
The NSW Government has issued water sharing plans following 12 years of delays and disputes that have divided Murray Darling Basin communities.
Plibersek: ‘We will deliver the $40m of Indigenous water’
Water Minister Tanya Plibersek has committed to deliver on the former Coalition’s promise to fund the purchase of water for Indigenous Australians in the Murray Darling Basin.
GMW bungles water sale
GMW was meant to sell 55,000 megalitres of water on behalf of irrigators last season. But its bungling has cost irrigators dearly.
Almond producer to pay $73,000 for overpumping
A business owned by foreign investors has agreed to pay costs and forfeit water for overpumping 224 Olympic swimming pools from a groundwater bore.
Aboriginal groups seek sole management of Vic water
The Andrews government’s push for treaties with traditional owners includes proposals that risk allocations to local growers.
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