water resources

The Labor government will commit $566.1 million to map Australian resources, including new deposits of minerals and sources of energy.

The government has ordered an independent review of the inspector-general for water compliance amid questions about the office’s ability.

Thirty years since Australia’s water reform project began, it’s clear our efforts have largely failed. Drought-stricken rural towns have literally run out of water. We must find another way. So let’s start the conversation.

The Department of Agriculture’s responsibilities for water policy and resources will be taken over by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development from December 1.

Video has emerged of ex-minister Barnaby Joyce explaining why he sacked former Department of Agriculture and Water Resources secretary Paul Grimes, as the auditor-general confirms

Disagreement over the the Murray-Darling Basin Plan and spuriously scientific analysis of fish kills does not mean that the MDBA was wrong, writes one of its former board members.

Water provides many examples of how politics can get in the way of good policy, and how Australia’s federal system sometimes supports and sometimes derails bipartisan solutions.

The MDBA’s five current members have resolved to rally around chief executive Phillip Glyde and continue denying the extremely serious findings of the SA royal commission, while they prepare a more comprehensive official response.

Critics of the handling of the Murray Darling Basin Plan say the final submission to the South Australian Royal Commission vindicates their concerns of corrupted implementation.

Changes in return flows will not undermine the outcomes we can achieve through the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, says Phillip Glyde.

Cape Town’s Day Zero has been postponed until 2019, but the threat remains. Australian cities could easily find themselves running dry like Cape Town without proper planning.

The hard-fought negotiations that delivered the Basin Plan demand innovation and collaboration, says MDBA chief executive Phillip Glyde.

Every year Australia’s councils contest the academy awards of the water industry: the Best Tasting Tap Water in Australia. Entrants compete on clarity and colour as well as taste and odour.