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Authors: Mihir Gupta and Neal Hughes
Research by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences
Research report
July 2018
Summary
This study
Since the peak of the Millennium drought in 2008, the southern Murray-Darling Basin (sMDB) has seen large increases…
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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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Natural resource management-related research is part of ABARES’ applied social research and analysis. Reports have been prepared for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, other government agencies, research and development corporations, and industry bodies.Australian Forests and…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 31 January 2024 there were storms and heavy rainfall across Queensland and northern areas of Northern Territory and Western Australia. South Australia and much of southern Western Australia were generally dry.Over…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 30 April 2025 low-pressure systems and troughs brought rainfall to the north and southeast.Rainfall totals were low in many cropping regions, with exceptions in New South Wales (5- 100 millimetres) and Victoria and…
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Author: Linden Whittle
Overview
Carryover allows water entitlement holders to transfer some or all their unused allocations into the next irrigation season. Carryover was initially introduced as a drought management tool and has been effective in helping irrigators manage variability in seasonal…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 1 November 2023, a high-pressure system kept much of Australia dry. A cold front brought showers in Tasmania and southern Victoria and then moved northward bringing showers to eastern parts of New South Wales.…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 5 January 2025, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to the north and east of Australia:Excessive rainfall has led to widespread flooding across parts of North and Far North Queensland. Reports indicated that…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 9 May 2024, dry conditions dominated much of Australia. However, a low pressure system and a series of troughs brought rainfall totals ranging from 10 to 150 millimetres to much of New South Wales and parts of…
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