Attempts to develop northern Australia by subsidising capital-intensive industries like irrigated agriculture have a long and unimpressive history.

The Northern Basin Review represents an opportunity to check if the targets set for water recovery in northern basin catchments are appropriate. It is an important step in safeguarding one of Australia’s greatest national assets, the Murray–Darling Basin. Its continued well-being is an essential part of sustaining communities into the future.

Water for Victoria is the Victorian Government's strategic plan for management of water resources, now and into the future. We will ensure we manage water to support a healthy environment, a prosperous economy and thriving communities. To meet the challenges of climate change and population growth, the government will take action to ensure that our...

These pressures require the water industry to develop innovative and more efficient processes to optimise resource recovery from wastewater, according to a new report by the Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE). The report notes that Australian wastewater contains nutrients, carbon, energy and other inorganic and organic resources worthy of recovery and examines the potential...

For Australia to remain at the forefront of integrative water management, planning must be adaptive, relevant and remain a priority for all governments.