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ABARES submission to the ACCC Murray-Darling Basin water markets inquiry Authors: Neal Hughes, Mihir Gupta and David Galeano About this submission This document summarises ABARES response to the ACCC Murray-Darling Basin water markets inquiry interim report (ACCC 2020). ABARES submission…
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Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy: Report on the inquiry into the management and use of Commonwealth environmental water

Australian Government, 2020 Download Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy: Report on the inquiry into the management and use of Commonwealth environmental water [PDF 1.6MB] Australian Government response to the House of…
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Getting the most out of Commonwealth environmental water

Managing environmental water effectively is critical for maximising the health of ecosystems across the Murray-Darling Basin for current and future generations. The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder uses Commonwealth-owned water in the Murray-Darling Basin with the aim of protecting and…
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Response to the review of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder’s operations and business processes

Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, 2018 Download Response to the review of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder’s operations and business processes (PDF - 645.45 KB) Response to the review of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder’s operations and business processes (DOCX - 2…
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Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee on the Murray-Darling Basin report: Refreshing the Plan

​Background On 24 June 2015, the Senate resolved to establish the Select Committee on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan to inquire on the positive and negative impacts of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan on regional communities. The Committee presented its final report on 17 March 2016. The majority…
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Snapshot of Australian water markets

​​ Most Australian water markets are highly localised, involving trade between users within a single river catchment. A key exception is the southern Murray-Darling Basin where the high degree of hydrological connectivity allows water to be traded between river systems and across state boundaries…
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Valley Star

​Cosgrovc Road, Lemnos Vic, 3631 P.O. Bo, 30 Lemnos Vic, 3631 Austrlia ABN 76 027 559 692 Fa" (03) 58 29 90\3 Vic., 3631 Australia Tel: (03) 5829 9396 Email: vstar@mcmedia.com.au The Ymer family…
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Cotton

​ Overview Cotton is grown in the inland regions of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland. The major production area in NSW stretches south from the Macintyre River on the Queensland border…
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Environmental and Heritage Assessments

​​2.1 Introduction2.2 Objectives2.3 Environment and Heritage assessment report2.4 Commonwealth responsibilities2.4.1 Obligations and assessments2.4.2 Impact assessment2.4.3 National Forest Policy Statement strategy to protect old-growth and wilderness values2.5 Managing environmental and heritage…
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Environmental water trade – Making every drop count

DownloadEnvironmental water trade – Making every drop count (PDF - 1.4 MB)Environmental water trade – Making every drop count (DOCX - 5.1 MB)SummaryThe Commonwealth Government manages billions of dollars’ worth of water entitlements in the Murray–Darling Basin (MDB) with the aim of protecting and…
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