Water register fails again
Goulburn Valley water could not be traded into the Murray after Victoria’s water register has collapsed, leaving irrigators and brokers frustrated.
Water
Dam levels slip as lack of spring rain drains volumes
Low winter rainfall combined with environmental flows and irrigator demand are draining dam storages at an alarming rate.
Government criticised over water tender lock out
Irrigators must lodge expressions of interest to sell water to the Commonwealth by next month, or they will be locked out of next year’s tenders.
Murray River green tape tie-up
Water Minister Tanya Plibersek is rushing to declare the Lower Murray a “critically endangered” ecosystem, before the federal election.
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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.
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.
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