Media releases

A specialist independent reviewer has been appointed to ensure Australia’s national Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (WELS) scheme is well run and can be optimised to achieve even greater water savings in the future.

The Morrison-McCormack Government is further supporting the development of northern Australia and Australia’s gas and resources sector in the 2020-21 Budget to support jobs as part of our COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan.

The Coalition Government is delivering a significant increase in its financial support to Australian farmers to help them become more drought resilient.

Spring has arrived on the wetlands of the South Australian Riverland, with new works operating for the first time to bring water onto the iconic Pike and Katarapko floodplains near Renmark. 

Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia, Keith Pitt, met virtually with G20 Agriculture and Water Ministers today to address issues of global importance, including agricultural trade, food security, water management and recovery from COVID-19

Four new Indigenous Ranger Groups to care for country across the Murray-Darling Basin have been announced in the Murray–Darling Communities Investment Package.

Improved seasonal conditions across much of the Murray–Darling Basin have led the Australian and South Australian governments deciding not to proceed with the second round of the Water for Fodder Program.

The Coalition Government is investing $234.2 million to put communities at the centre of the Murray–Darling Basin Plan by focusing on the jobs and economic activity the Plan can generate in regional areas.

Ecologically important sites in the South Australian Riverland will benefit from increased investment through the Australian Government’s Murray-Darling Communities Investment Package because of the environmental benefits they can provide to the lower Mur

An Australian Government-funded regional coordinator officer position will support Lower Murray South Australia community participation in water reform.