Water
Queensland bottled water 'infused with love' voted world's best
Infused with frequencies of love, the moon or rainbow, Sturt Hinton’s bottled water sounds more like a magic potion than a source of hydration.
- by Megan Gorrey
Latest
NSW
Decision on water-theft prosecutions within days, WaterNSW says
The government will decide within days whether to seek prosecution of "a number" of cases of alleged water theft.
- by Peter Hannam
NSW
Joyce's 'goanna water' deal raises queries after buyback doubles price
A large water buyback when Barnaby Joyce was agriculture minister raises 'serious questions', says Rex Patrick, a Nick Xenophon Team senator.
- by Peter Hannam
Environment
Biggest shire 'voiceless' as Darling River water issues come to a head
Local communities in the far west of NSW remain "voiceless" over issues such as the health of the Darling River.
- by Peter Hannam
NSW
National park 'at the mercy' of Murray-Darling Basin water changes
The fate of a 50-year-old national park in western NSW is "at the mercy of water managers", as the battle for the Murray-Darling Basin hots up.
- by Peter Hannam
NSW
'Bizarre': NSW government urged costly buyback of Darling River water
The NSW government intervened to urge the purchase of water rights from a large irrigator on the Darling River that delivered a one-off $37 million profit.
- by Peter Hannam
Politics
'Traitors and turncoats': Murray-Darling Basin's future in the balance
How did a tiny fraction of water savings and perhaps 200 jobs leave the $13 billion plan at risk.
- by Peter Hannam
Politics
'Shut it down': Murray-Darling Basin Authority accused of cover-up
Authority omitted evidence that apparently showed water bought by taxpayers for environment purposes was being sucked up by a downstream irrigator.
- by Peter Hannam
Victoria
Much at stake for Victoria if Murray-Darling plan fails
Victoria has lined up alongside the state’s dairy and horticulture industries, arguing any change to the Murray-Darling plan will destroy farming communities.
- by Adam Carey
Opinion
Beechworth
The village that fought and lost a war against the new water merchants
The community of tiny Stanley in north-east Victoria has lost its war to prevent water extracted from beneath its plateau being trucked away for bottling.
- by Tony Wright
Opinion
Infrastructure
Ominous warning for Sydney in Cape Town water crisis
You're more likely to hear Sydneysiders talking about traffic or property prices than water. Memories of the millennial drought have faded as our reservoirs have filled with years of above-average rainfall. But this period of water wealth should not delude us. It will not last forever.
- by Eamon Waterford