The NSW Government has released this report to minimise the exposure of regional communities to water buybacks. The alternative options outlined in this report are designed to maximise water recovery and environmental outcomes through infrastructure, rule changes and other non-purchase projects.

This interim report assesses and makes findings about the progress made toward implementing the Murray–Darling Basin Plan since 2018. It makes a number of interim recommendations about the actions needed to achieve full implementation of the Basin Plan and to strengthen and simplify the framework.

By combining a series of complementary data sets, the authors of this paper present some preliminary analysis that suggests metering and pricing does incentivise water conservation in Aotearoa.

This report assesses the progress of the Australian, State and Territory governments since 2017 towards achieving the objectives and outcomes of the National Water Initiative (NWI). It also provides practical advice to governments on future directions for national water reform through renewal of the NWI.

This report argues for cap-and-trade approaches to the management of New Zealand's fresh water.