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Murray–Darling Basin Water Ministers met today on Ngunnawal Country (Canberra) to discuss the next steps to deliver the Basin Plan, delivery of water market reforms, the impacts of climate change on water resources, and opportunities to strengthen First Nations' role in water management and ownership.

The Basin Officials Committee (BOC) met in Canberra on 21 July 2022 on the country of the First People of the Ngunnawal nation.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority met on 15 August 2022 on Ngunnawal Country (Canberra). 

The Murray–Darling Basin is Australia’s largest water resource. The Water Act 2007 (Cth) provides the legislative framework for ensuring that the Basin is managed in the national interest.

Water is crucial to life. Our economy, communities, rivers, lakes and wetlands depend on a healthy Murray–Darling Basin. This means a large number of governments, authorities and agencies, who are responsible for many different communities and interests, are involved in managing water.

The governance arrangements for water resources in the Murray–Darling Basin have been developed to meet changing needs of communities, industries and our rivers, lakes and wetlands.

The Basin Officials Committee (BOC) met in Mildura on 1 June 2022 on the country of the First People of the Millewa-Mallee (Latji Latji/Ngintait).

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. We publish a range of information as part of the Information Publication Scheme (IPS).

New telecommunications tools are changing the way Australian rice is grown.

The Basin Officials Committee facilitates cooperation and coordination between the Commonwealth, the Basin states and the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) in funding works and managing the Basin water and other natural resources.