Water
Queensland water plans threaten Lake Eyre
Lake Eyre draws in tourists from all over the world and holds a great supply of Australia’s water – but......
Election 2013: The challenge of water management in country Australia
Water resources management is a highly important issue for rural and regional communities and so policy decisions relating to it......
SA takes the next step for the Murray-Darling
South Australia has signed an intergovernmental agreement in the next step towards implementing the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. The South Australian......
How investing in water can help our economy
Mike Young, Executive Director of the Environment Institute, and consultant Christine Esau have written a book on the social and......
Super trawler proposal sinks again
A second proposal to use a Dutch-owned super trawler, Abel Tasman, in Australian fishing waters has been rejected by Water......
Murray Darling Plan cops a spray from water groups
Environment Minister Tony Burke has finally signed up to the Murray Darling Basin Plan, but water groups at the crucial......
Murray Darling Basin Plan fails to placate farmers or environmentalists
It’s been described as an historic day for Australia by Environment Minister Tony Burke, but neither farmers nor environment groups......
Greens claim Feds want to water down environment laws
Greens Senator Larissa waters says the Australian Government has told the Senate they are planning to give powers over World......
Brisbane waterways fail health testing
Queensland’s Ecosystem Health Report Card released this week shows stretches of Brisbane’s waterways are severely unhealthy. One of the worst......
Is filling the Murray fuelling an argument?
A recent independent review into the Murray Draft Darling Basin quota was undertaken by the Goyder Institute, who revealed that......