Water conservation
Report
Northern disclosure: inconsistencies in the Murray Darling Basin Authority’s northern basin review
This research shows that estimates of impacts on South Australia from proposed changes to the Murray Darling Basin Plan have been changed multiple times by the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA).
Conference paper
A model of water trade and irrigation activity in the southern Murray-Darling Basin
The model provides a basis for separating the effects of historical climate, market and policy shocks on the southern Murray-Darling Basin (sMDB) region, and for simulating the effects of potential future shocks.
Report
Victoria's Basin Plan environmental report card
This report card provides a summary of progress made in Victoria towards achieving the Basin Plan environmental outcomes.
Report
Remember the ’56 flood? How much water flows to the environment in the Barwon Darling system?
This report questions using averages to represent flows in the Barwon-Darling and challenges the NSW Water Minister’s claims about how much water is going into maintain river health.
Evaluation
Basin Plan evaluation 2017
It’s been five years since the Basin Plan was established – it’s time to check how implementation is going. The 2017 evaluation considers environmental, social, cultural and economic outcomes seen so far, and whether these outcomes are in line with what was expected five years ago.