Water
Food & Environment / Water
Perceptions about the declining health of our major catchment areas and the severity of drought in Australia often inspire poorly informed public policy. Furthermore, the economic considerations about Australian water supply is often misunderstood. The Institute of Public Affairs applies an evidence-based framework and rigorous economic analysis to examining issues concerning water policy.
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Murray Water Demands from Downstream
South Australians live at the end of the long Murray River system and spend a lot of time fearing someone upstream will steal their water. As...
Saving the Coorong by restoring its native state
When the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Penny Wong, recently announced that there was insufficient water in upstream dams to flood the...
Dam good idea holds water
Water saving and agonising over an augmentation of Victoria's urban supply have been long and unnecessary exercises. We have plenty of water...
Barrages Block Sense
Let's be honest: a dry river is not necessarily an environmental catastrophe. Last week we were warned that a leaked government report claims...
Logic evaporates in water solution
Water Minister Tim Holding recently leaked part of a report that his department had commissioned to update the cost of building new dams. For a dam...
Acid Sulfate Blame Floating Upstream
South Australians seem to really know how to whinge - now they're blaming an acid sulphate soil problem on NSW irrigators. The latest moaning...
Water supply options for Melbourne
