Australia has either too much or too little water. This paper provides eight water priorities for the 48th parliament. It calls on the Australian federal government to finalise the National Water Agreement, to be bolder with water management and unify the states and local governments to sustain and manage Australia’s water into the future. 

The final inquiry report sets out the Productivity Commission’s findings and recommendations on the urgent need to renew the 2004 National Water Initiative, due to climate change and changing water demand. The report also sets out the Commission’s assessment of jurisdictions’ progress towards meeting the outcomes and objectives of the 2004 National Water Initiative.

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.

The Office of Water Security (NT) has worked with all levels of government and community, stakeholder organisations, and business groups, to shape this plan to deliver the right balance of actions to deliver better water security over the next three years, and into the future.

This paper provides an overview of three current issues related to recent major legislative and policy reforms that aim to restore environmental health and better manage competition for water in the Murray-Darling Basin.