irrigators

Thursday, July 09

Up the creek: why the SA desalination deal makes no sense

The federal-state deal to crank up South Australia’s desalination plant to provide drought relief won’t do much more than waste taxpayers’ money, argues UniSA’s Lin Crase.

New "tough cop" plan for Murray-Darling Basin

A new independent umpire for the Murray-Darling Basin would hold governments and authorities to account for their management of the river system, under a proposal from the federal water minister.

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson Young outside the South Australian Parliament yesterday. Photo: AAP/Kelly Barnes

War of words over Murray-Darling big irrigator "rorts"

A war of words has erupted again over the management of the Murray-Darling basin with the Federal Government standing firm on spending for water efficiency measures as opponents called for an end to the “rort”.