The Murray-Darling Basin plan won’t be delivered on time or on budget despite a recently announced extension of the deadline, the Productivity Commission says.
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Future water plans must factor in climate change
Water managers will have to be adaptive and agile to meet the challenges ahead, the Productivity Commission says.
Murray Darling water management favoured irrigators
The government favoured irrigators over the environment in the Murray Darling Basin, the ICAC says.
Value for money questioned in Murray Darling water buybacks
An audit has found the Murray Darling Basin water buyback system isn’t getting value for money.
Water method a game-changer for drought management
Researchers say a new automated method of ground water monitoring will improve drought management.
Murray Darling fish kill requires policy rethink
Governments need to reconsider Murray Darling Basin management policies following a recent mass die-off of fish, an expert says.
Opinion – Murray Darling debacle shows the failure of federalism
The current standoff over water allocations in the Murray Darlin Basin is as good an example as you could ever find of how Australia’s federal system is broken. The Murray…
New report supports water return to lower Murray Darling
Opponents of releasing more water into the Murray Darling river system for environmental purposes have suffered a defeat. A new independent report says the plan to add 450 gigalitres (GL)…
SA goes it alone on Murray-Darling Royal Commission
South Australia will launch its own Royal Commission into the allocation of water under the Murray-Darling Basin Agreement. The moves follows a number of damning reports on allegations of water…
Five years on, Murray Darling plan ‘eroded’
It is five years ago today (22 November) since the announcement of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. But not everybody is happy. The Basin Plan is the latest attempt to reconcile…
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