Irrigator offer prices locked in until 2024
The government has demanded irrigators make “binding and irrevocable” offers to sell water to the federal government at prices that are locked in for 12 months.
Water
Dalton’s son snaps up water ahead of federal buyout
MP Helen Dalton’s son and fellow family farm director snapped up NSW Murray water entitlements ahead of the federal buyout.
Fish kills: Water policy tussle takes centre stage
A change of government in NSW would bring a major shake-up to the state’s water policy. Here’s what you need to know ahead of the election.
Murray Darling Basin Plan failure
Basin states have delivered 2107 gigalitres to boost the Murray Darling Basin’s flows, but the ACT is yet to deliver a drop.
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Free to do as they like
Victoria’s crown land water frontages will become unregulated caravan and camping sites, with no one on the ground for day-to-day management, says Mitta Valley farmer Judy Cardwell
Why wasted water in the Riverina needs fixing
Policy developed to protect the environment is in fact destroying it, argues Laurie Beer.
SA irrigator fines abandoned
After almost a year, the SA Government has still not enforced $15m of fines on irrigators who used more water than they held on their accounts. So why has the water minister not acted?
More water savings targeted in Goulburn Murray
The Federal Government is stumping up millions for another round of water saving projects in Victoria’s major irrigation district. Here are the details.
Nations that control Australia’s water revealed
A list of foreign water entitlement holders in Australia has been released. We reveal which countries hold how much of the precious resource.
Why water policy needs an overhaul
A trigger to “rebalance” consumptive and environmental water use are among the recommendations in a draft report today that could change the face of Australia’s water management.
GMW’s unusual multi-million dollar spend
Irrigators spent 2019-20 battling to survive on low water allocations, while more than $1.2 million was spent on a refit of the executive headquarters.
Basin authority boss’ big payday
Amid a drought that slashed irrigators’ incomes, the boss of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Phillip Glyde, had his salary and other remuneration rise to an eye-watering amount.
NSW water deal backfires
A deal brokered by the NSW Government with some of the Murray Darling Basin’s largest irrigation corporations has short-changed the environment of the nation’s most precious resource.
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