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31 May 2007 | Some hope with rain in SA
The forecast for rain across most areas of South Australia over the next week is looking good. ...... FULL STORY
29 May 2007 | Rain too patchy for relief
Rain that fell in parts of West Australia through Sunday night was not enough to get water flowing into dams. ...... FULL STORY
28 May 2007 | Victoria still not convinced about water
The Victorian Premier, Steve Bracks, has warned that a follow-up meeting with Prime Minister John Howard will only be productive if more details about the proposed $10 billion water plan are provided. ...... FULL STORY
28 May 2007 | Grape over-supply may return
The under-supply of wine grapes caused by the drought may only be temporary. ...... FULL STORY
28 May 2007 | New water planning committee
The federal government has set up a committee to look at contingency planning for domestic water supplies and will probably look at assistance for irrigators. ...... FULL STORY
25 May 2007 | Drought a bonus for wool
The drought is constricting wool supply and driving prices up. ...... FULL STORY
24 May 2007 | Irrigators unhappy with compensation
Irrigators in NSW say that the $100 million in compensation offered by the state and federal governments for water licence reductions is not sufficient and four class actions against the state government are under way. ...... FULL STORY
21 May 2007 | More rain needed soon
Farmers have taken advantage of the recent rain to sow winter crops but now have to see if there are much needed follow-up falls. ...... FULL STORY
18 May 2007 | Murray-Darling not quite so dry
Claims that inflows to the Murray-Darling have been over-estimated by as much as 40 per cent have been denied by the Federal Water Minister, Malcolm Turnbull. ...... FULL STORY
18 May 2007 | Rain falls just in time
Yesterday Rain fell across much of South Australia, Victoria and western NSW. ...... FULL STORY
17 May 2007 | Coalition conflict over Cubbie
The Cubbie Group cotton company is to be granted a licence to harvest up to 469 billion litres of water every time it floods in the Murray Darling system. ...... FULL STORY
17 May 2007 | More buybacks on the cards
Following the revelation that flows into the Murray-Darling basin may have been over-estimated by 40 per cent, the Federal Government could be forced to buy back more than the previously planned $3 billion in ground water licences. ...... FULL STORY
16 May 2007 | Record low rainfall for Melbourne
Melbourne has just recorded its driest 365 day period on record according to data from the Bureau of Meteorology. ...... FULL STORY
16 May 2007 | Bananas going back up
Banana prices are on the rise again. ...... FULL STORY
16 May 2007 | Water shortage under-estimated
$10 billion of agricultural production is under threat as the volume of water flowing into the Murray-Darling system may have been over-estimated by as much as 40 per cent due to surface water and ground water being treated as separate systems. ...... FULL STORY
16 May 2007 | Second desalination plant for WA
Australia’s first desalination plant was opened only six months ago in West Australia and already the state government has announced plans for a second plant. ...... FULL STORY
15 May 2007 | Funding for water analysis unsure
Plans for a water measuring and monitoring network costing $417 million over 10 years are dependent on the federal government gaining control of the Murray Darling Basin. ...... FULL STORY
15 May 2007 | Drought impact increases in Murray Darling
There are fears that rural industries in the southern Murray-Darling basin area will be severely affected by Federal Government plans to introduce level 4 water restrictions in the area by July. ...... FULL STORY
10 May 2007 | WA wines sent east as drought hits vintage
WA wine producers have sent a significant portion of their annual vintage east to boost supplies after drought and frosts reduced the national harvest by a third. ...... FULL STORY
10 May 2007 | Wine production in east may fall further
New ABARE figures show Australia's national vintage fell to 1.26 million tonnes with premium red wine grape production the hardest hit, falling by 40 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
10 May 2007 | Cloud seeding investigated
A national taskforce will be set up to coordinate research into the controversial strategy of cloud seeding after a special conference brought the issue into mainstream science. ...... FULL STORY
9 May 2007 | Toad jump due to global warming
Global warming is allowing cane toads to penetrate inland Australia for the first time and experts believe that their march towards Sydney is unstoppable. ...... FULL STORY
9 May 2007 | Fodder crisis continues
Farmer groups and governments are struggling to find a solution to southeast Australia's fodder crisis. ...... FULL STORY
8 May 2007 | Desperate measures taken as no rain falls
Queensland grazier Bob Morrish is desperately trying to hold on to 350 cows – the last of his breeders, which numbered 4,000 when drought started to cripple his Windorah district property. ...... FULL STORY
7 May 2007 | Weather bureau to get massive funding increase
The Bureau of Meteorology is set to get the biggest funding increase in its 100 year history tomorrow when the federal government announces the budget. ...... FULL STORY
7 May 2007 | Drought ending rain on the horizon
Drought breaking rain could fall in Queensland in the next few weeks according to the predictions of a top Australian climatologist. ...... FULL STORY
3 May 2007 | Perth’s food most expensive
The full impact of the drought is hitting supermarket shelves in Perth, with new figures showing prices of everyday foods have jumped 40 per cent over the past year. ...... FULL STORY
2 May 2007 | Farming families welcome free holiday
More than 40 Australian farming families on drought affected properties will take a free holiday in New Zealand. ...... FULL STORY
2 May 2007 | Appeal to banks on recovery
Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran is calling on banks to keep supporting farmers after the drought breaks. ...... FULL STORY
2 May 2007 | Taskforce to shift food bowl north
Prime Minister John Howard has created a task force to examine how to shift the nation’s food bowl from the drought ravaged south to northern Australia. ...... FULL STORY
1 May 2007 | $3 billion hint to sway Victorian farmers
John Howard has told Victorian farmers they could benefit from up to $3 billion dollars from measures to cut water losses from irrigation channels if the state signs his takeover of the Murray-Darling basin system. ...... FULL STORY
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