Australia's water

Water for the Future is a long-term framework to secure the water supply of all Australians. The Australian Government is investing $12.9 billion over ten years through Water for the Future to address four key priorities:

Using water wisely
Supporting healthy rivers

Taking action on climate change
Securing water supplies

Water Matters

The first edition of Water Matters is now available, a newsletter to keep you informed about the Australian Government's water reform package Water for the Future.

New publications to inform water brokers and their customers

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued three new publications to assist irrigators, water brokers and water exchanges to understand their rights and responsibilities under the Trade Practices Act 1974.

Assessment of Groundwater Resources in the Broken Hill Region

Results of a scoping study to assess groundwater resources and aquifer storage options in the Broken Hill/Menindee region.

An economic survey of irrigation farms in the Murray-Darling Basin

An Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics (ABARE) report, funded under Water for the Future, surveyed 900 irrigation farms across ten regions in the Murray-Darling Basin in 2006-07.

Murray-Darling Basin Small Block Irrigators Exit Grant package

Small block irrigators in the Murray-Darling Basin affected by drought and climate change can get help through the grant while remaining on their farms.

Review of the 2007-08 water entitlement purchase round

The final report of the independent assessment is now available and the Department's response to the report.

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