Most of the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin can be considered 'working rivers'. While the flows in some rivers, like the Paroo, remain mostly natural, for the majority of rivers, water is captured, extracted or diverted to support communities, agriculture and other industries. Communities also value healthy and functioning river and floodplain ecosystems, which provide...

Buybacks aren’t the only way to reduce the amount of water being taken out of the system, argues Brian Toohey in Inside Story.

The town of Lake Boga in northern Victoria experienced the loss of its lake in early 2008 due to ongoing drought conditions. This lake was central to the town's recreation and tourism industry and formed a defining point of identity for residents and visitors. The town was chosen as a research case study by the...

This report is one of a series of reports prepared by EconSearch for the Department of Trade and Economic Development to detail the method, data sources and results from construction of input-output (I-O) models for South Australia (SA) and its component Government and Regional Development Board (RDB) regions for 2006/07. The purpose of this report...

Commercial sustainable use of wildlife has received increasing attention in recent years, both internationally and in Australia, as a tool to achieve both improved conservation and land management outcomes and support diverse, resilient rural economies and societies. While the concept remains relatively unfamiliar in Australia, a wide range of forms of wild resource utilisation offer...