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Drought and climate change are driving high water prices in the Murray-Darling Basin

Written by Neal Hughes, Senior Economist, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)

Water prices in the southern Murray-Darling Basin have reached their highest levels since the worst of the Millennium drought more than a decade ago. These high water prices are causing much anxiety in the region, and have led the federal government to call on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to hold an inquiry into the water...

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Drought and climate change are driving high water prices in the Murray-Darling Basin

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KiwiSaver payments have to rise – but earners shouldn’t be penalised if they can’t afford it

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Economically, Australia has been lucky – what matters now is what we do next

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