Basin plan in need of ‘comprehensive rethink’
The federal government will fall up to 315 gigalitres short of its Murray Darling Basin Plan target, according to an independent audit.
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Second round of water purchases begin
The Albanese Government will wade into southern Murray Darling Basin water markets on July 15 to buy 70 gigalitres.
ACCC warns water charges to surge
Australia’s competition watchdog warns federal buybacks will force up Murray Darling Basin irrigators’ water bills.
New National Water Initiative at risk of being watered down
Water ministers met for the first time in a decade to discuss the road ahead for major water reform.
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Mallee CMA salinity charges push reserves to $36m
Victoria’s richest catchment management authority is sitting on millions of salinity offset funding, despite keeping salt levels below target for the past 15 years.
Water buyout impacts ‘over-inflated’
The impact of water buyouts on communities is “over-inflated” and not supported by “high-quality evidence”, a Senate committee has said. See the details.
Commission backs water buyouts
The federal Productivity Commission has said irrigator water buyouts are one of most “cost-effective” methods of recovering environmental water.
Water trade platform glitches for lucky few
Victoria’s ageing water register is in disarray, delaying Goulburn-Murray water trade. But a lucky few managed to get water through.
Massive Riverina farm hits the market for $80m-plus
Italian confectionery giant Ferrero, maker of famous treats Nutella and Ferrero Rocher, is selling 2665ha of farmland and a massive water portfolio.
Councils call for Basin buybacks to be scrapped
Six Murray River shire councils have urged the federal government to rethink their planned Basin Plan buybacks.
Farmers seize opportunity to begin lakebed cropping
Farmers are cropping the lakebeds of the Great Darling Anabranch system, as floodwaters evaporate to expose nutrient-rich soils.
Purves pumps up water shareholding
Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists director Robert Purves has lifted his stake in water speculator Duxton to 8.5 million shares.
Labor’s basin plan binned by NFF and Greens
Farm leaders believe Labor’s new Murray Darling Basin Plan will hand the government “unchecked power” to shut down farms, as the Greens threaten to block the Bill.
SA parliament: 450GL basin buyout impacts ‘minimal’
South Australia’s water boss Ben Bruce says the economic impact of the Commonwealth’s 450GL Murray Darling Basin buyout will be “minimal”.
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