Water


MEDIA BRIEFING: Groundwater – Australia’s next crisis?

Fri Jan 20, 2012

BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Monday January 23 at 10.45am AEDT in Sydney and online
Across the world countries are having to face the serious issue of depleting water tables as the ever-increasing thirsts of agriculture and industry compete for every drop.

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BACKGROUND BRIEFING: Getting your head around… coal seam gas – Part 2: Water worries

Tue Dec 20, 2011

ONLINE BACKGROUND BRIEFING SERIES - Continuing Tuesday December 20 at 10.30am AEDT
As coal seam gas continues to gain attention and generate controversy, the AusSMC is running a series of online background briefings for journalists to help you sift through the hype and understand the facts.
Briefing 2: Water worries - Tune in to the second briefing [...]

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RAPID REACTION: Draft Murray-Darling plan released – experts respond

Mon Nov 28, 2011

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority released its draft Basin Plan on November 28, 2011. It is proposing water use cuts of 2,750 gigalitres (GL) per year. The plan is based on the premise that the maximum amount of water that can be removed for irrigation, agriculture and drinking water, whilst remaining environmentally sustainable, is 10,873 gigalitres [...]

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REACTION: Windsor report on the Murray Darling Basin Plan – expert responds

Fri Jun 3, 2011

The House Standing Committee on Regional Australia yesterday released their inquiry into the impact of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in Regional Australia, Of Droughts and Flooding Rain, chaired by independent MP, Tony Windsor. Experts respond below.

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MEDIA BRIEFING: Murray Darling Basin draft plan – repercussions for the triple bottom line

Thu Oct 14, 2010

ONLINE BACKGROUND BRIEFING - Friday October 15 at 1pm AEDT online

As reaction amongst the community reaches fever pitch, water allocation experts from around Australia met in Canberra to discuss the Murray Darling Basin Authority’s ‘Guide to the Proposed Basin Plan’. The conference is the first expert and independent assessment of the Guide. The Guide is [...]

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RAPID ROUNDUP: Murray-Darling Basin Authority Guide release – experts respond

Fri Oct 8, 2010

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority released its ‘Guide to the Proposed Basin Plan’ on October 8 at 4pm AEDT. The Guide is the first part of a three-stage process to develop a new strategy for revitalising the Murray Darling Basin, consisting of the Guide, the Proposed Basin Plan and the Basin Plan.

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MEDIA BRIEFING: The year so far – release of the latest climate data for 2010

Thu Sep 30, 2010

ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING - Friday 1 October 10.30am AEST online
In Australia’s South East, the past few months have brought flooding, storms and rain seemingly by the bucket load. But how wet was winter really? Has the flooding in Victoria brought an end to years of drought? How do the past 12 months compare to long [...]

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RAPID ROUNDUP: Global water shortage research (Nature) – experts respond

Thu Sep 30, 2010

Embargo lifted at 3am AEST Thurs 30 September
Australian scientists have contributed to a global-scale analysis that could aid the identification of areas most at risk of water security failures. The research has been published in the journal Nature this week and involves Griffith University, Southern Cross University and The University of Western Australia.

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