This report provides the first consolidated national summary of water markets. It extends beyond the Murray-Darling Basin and features trading summaries for each state and territory, as well as information about their various operational practices, pricing and governance arrangements. The report also includes information about terminology, trade processes, governance arrangements and other aspects of Australia’s...

Australian Water Resources 2005 is the National Water Commission's baseline assessment of Australia's water resources in 2004-05, the first year of the National Water Initiative. This assessment synthesises information at the national scale to increase the understanding of Australia's water resources, and identify knowledge gaps that reduce Australia's ability to manage water resources effectively and...

Improved regional water planning is the foundation of the National Water Initiative (NWI), which states 'water planning is an important mechanism to assist governments and the community to determine water management and allocation decisions to meet productive, environmental and social objectives'. With increasing water scarcity, effective water planning is the mechanism by which communities determine...