Media releases

Minister for Water Resources David Littleproud will urge the states again to support the Interim Inspector-General of Murray-Darling Water Resources in both his initial investigation and on the position having the full powers of an independent umpire.

The Murray-Darling Basin Inspector-General will set up its Northern Basin office in Goondiwindi.

Payments of up to $3,000 will continue to be available to drought-hit farming families throughout Christmas and the New Year.

Farmers in the southern connected Murray-Darling Basin can apply to purchase water at a discounted rate from today.

Minister for Drought David Littleproud has welcomed South Australia’s announcement indicating struggling farmers will benefit from State Government support.

Minister for Drought David Littleproud is calling on all states to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with their farmers and regional communities, who have been facing the worst drought on record.

The changes to departmental structures announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison today will strengthen the Government’s ability to deliver effective policy outcomes across agriculture, water and the environment for all Australians.

The Northern Basin Commissioner’s First Year Report has been tabled in Parliament.

Heavily discounted water for fodder will be available for farmers in the southern connected Basin from the second week of December.

Farmers can be reassured their entire water allocation is there to be used, after a recent Murray-Darling Basin Authority communique clarified the matter.