A comprehensive review of research into the economic consequences of controversial water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin reveals many studies are of poor quality. Better standards are needed.
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Buying back water from irrigators across the Murray-Darling Basin will not be enough to restore river health because we have big problems getting this ‘environmental water’ to where it’s needed most.
Will the return of buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin trigger more water fights? Let’s hope not. Buybacks are the most efficient way to recover water for the environment and deliver the Basin Plan.
Federal Labor has pledged to deliver the Murray Darling Basin Plan. But a new report casts serious doubt on that promise.
The government has chosen a route not backed by evidence, and which will deliver a bad deal to taxpayers and the environment.
Principais colaboradores
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Professor in Water Economics, University of Adelaide
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Australian Laureate Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Research fellow, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Economics and Public Policy, University of Adelaide
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Research Fellow, School of Economics and Public Policy, University of Adelaide
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Research fellow, The University of Melbourne
