Compliance, conflict of interest risks raised at Department of Water
Serious concerns have been raised regarding DCCEEW’s dual function as a major water buyer and water policy setter with the ability to manipulate prices.
Water
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.
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.
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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.
Water tender’s sky-high prices revealed
Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek has paid a massive premium to buy water out of the Namoi Valley. See the details.
Albanese pays premium for water
The Federal Government has paid a premium to buy irrigators’ water to boost the Murray Darling Basin’s environmental flows. See the details.
Argyle’s water trade win
Water market speculator Argyle Capital Partners has access to Victoria’s broker portal, allowing it to fast-track trades ahead of irrigators.
‘It’s fantastic’: Tiny Mallee town gets their water
A town in northwest Victoria that has waited years for access to clean drinking water can finally drink freely.
Government refuses to reveal details of $55m buyback
The federal government has been slammed for “double standards” after keeping the price, type and source of water it is buying secret, following their first round of Basin buybacks.
450GL Basin buyout plan released
The federal government’s 2024 water purchasing plan will first target southern Murray-Darling Basin’s private diverters.
Carp turn rivers to mud
Researchers have for the first time measured how carp turned Australian rivers upside down, killing off the native fish food chain.
Feds snap up $55.5 million worth of irrigators’ water
The Albanese government has splashed out millions to buy 33 parcels of irrigators’ water entitlements, through its first tender. See who sold and how much.
Murray cod farmers set for major Riverina expansion
Global investors could pour up to $500 million into a new agricultural investment fund led by the world’s largest Murray cod producer.
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