To operate effectively, mining operations often need access to substantial volumes of water. While water consumption used by the mining industry is less than two per cent of the total estimated water use across Australia, the effect of operations on local groundwater resources can be significant and can impact on other water users. A key...

Cask wine produced from grapes grown along the Murray River is being sold for less than the cost of bottled water, this report reveals. With up to 960 litres of water used to make a single litre of cask wine, and bottled water retailing for up to $3.00 for 500ml, the Institute is concerned that...

This report explores the relationship between patterns of migration and aderse weather conditions such as drought, citing the recent Australian examples. The major social and economic costs and benefits of migration identified in recent censuses are used to explain the changing patterns of mobility within and between rural and metropolitan areas.

This report is the third biennial assessment of the National Water Initiative (NWI) undertaken by the National Water Commission.

"The future is in our hands, and it will be defined by the way we handle the current minerals boom. Get it wrong, and we falter. Get it right, and we set the nation up for decades to come."Prime Minister, the Hon. Julia Gillard