Top Murray Darling water sellers
One NSW irrigator has sold $37 million worth of water to the federal government’s bridging-the-gap tender. See the top 20 water sellers.
Water
Down, down, storages are down
Inflows into Hume Dam have been some of the lowest on record but up to 6000 megalitres is being released daily purely for the environment.
Victorian permanent water entitlements sold for millions
About 1040 megalitres in a Goulburn Valley permanent water entitlement have been sold for millions after initially being passed in at auction.
Compulsory flood easement buyouts flagged
NSW Water Minister Rose Jackson has flagged compulsory buyouts of flood easements over 4000 riverside properties.
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Border Rivers water sold in eight-figure deal
More than 2050ML of Macintyre Zone unsupplemented water has changed hands for millions after it was sold through auction. See the details.
DNA test IDs Murray Darling Basin fish hot spots
A DNA map of the Murray-Darling Basin shows which fish species are where – from the pests to perch and cod.
Labor announces $300m Basin support package
The Albanese Government has committed $300m in support for Murray Darling Basin communities to offset water recovery impacts, but whether the amount is adequate or not remains a concern.
‘Exaggerated’: Gov admits it used fake images in water campaign
It took Tanya Plibersek’s water bureaucrats four months before finally admitting a bleak image in their $12 million Murray Darling Basin advertising campaign was a fake.
Hume Dam down to 62 per cent
Hume Dam is sitting at its lowest level for years as a lack of rain in its catchment areas fails to top up supplies and irrigation demand remains strong.
Buried budget table reveals 100GL basin buyout
Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek intends to spend $613.4m in 2024-25 to strip 100 gigalitres out of irrigation communities.
Irrigators lose right to vote
Irrigators in Australia’s most productive food bowl have been stripped of the right to elect their own representatives to customer committees.
SA barrages reaching end of life
South Australia’s lower lakes barrages are reaching the end of their lifespan, but the state government is not developing a strategy to replace them.
$12m Basin advertising splurge
Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek will have spent all $12m of her Murray-Darling Rivers’ advertising campaign by June 30.
Rob Sitch linked to water speculator
Filmmaker Rob Sitch has been linked to a Murray Darling Basin water market speculator, which has struck a multimillion-dollar deal selling irrigation entitlements to the Federal Government.
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