
Murray-Darling water trading needs reform over "serious problems": ACCC
The competition watchdog has called for a major overhaul of Murray-Darling Basin water markets, warning of serious problems needing urgent action.
The competition watchdog has called for a major overhaul of Murray-Darling Basin water markets, warning of serious problems needing urgent action.
South Australian households and businesses are set to save on water bills, with the Essential Services Commission of SA releasing its four-year pricing determination today.
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Underground bodies of freshwater could hold the key to the health of the fragile floodplains of the Murray Darling Basin.
Australia’s peak farming body wants more detail on how the Morrison government will funnel 100 gigalitres of Murray River water towards fodder producers, after its deal to pay South Australia to ramp up its desalinaton plant to allow river flow to be diverted to agriculture.
An investigation into the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s water modelling is underway, with a final report due in December.
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.