Duxton Water announce record half-year profit
Corporate water holder Duxton Water Limited has announced its highest ever half-year net profit, as the federal government continues its water recovery efforts.
Water
Push to recognise waterways as ‘living entities’
The federal and Victorian Labor Governments are forging ahead with plans to recognise all waterways as “living entities”.
Record water price: $17,290 a megalitre
The Albanese Government paid a record $17,290/ML for cap-equivalent water, as irrigators hold back, knowing prices will rise.
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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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.
Wrong river: Plibersek’s Murray Darling Basin mistakes
The Albanese Government has used images of rivers in tropical Queensland and coastal NSW to promote its Murray Darling Basin plan efforts.
Floodplain harvesting threat
A NSW Government appointed expert panel wants to impose hefty restrictions on northern Basin irrigators’ floodplain harvesting.
Native fish funding pool runs dry
Funding for Murray Darling Basin native fish recovery has dried up, as federal and state governments bicker over cost sharing.
Plibersek backs down
Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek has abandoned withholding funding to strongarm Victoria into backing buying 450GL of irrigator’s water.
Government ‘hell bent’ on 450GL buybacks
As the Murray Darling Basin Plan goes ahead, there are concerns the government is not focused on the “collateral damage” of the buybacks.
Darling River inflows cut
The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has diverted water destined for the Darling River onto a man-made floodplain.
Government accused of inflating Coorong project costs
The South Australian Government has been accused of inflating the cost of a Coorong project, which could help offset buying more irrigators’ water.
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”.
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.
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