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The Murray–Darling Basin Authority met on 10 and 11 September 2019 in Canberra against the backdrop of worsening drought in the Basin, with the Bureau of Meteorology advising that winter this year had been the driest since 1982 and the fourth driest on record. These conditions are reflected in extremely low storage levels in the northern Basin and low inflows continuing in the southern Basin.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) contracted an independent panel to review its sustainable diversion limit (SDL) accounting framework. The panel, consisting of Mr Graeme Turner (Chair), Mr Tom Vanderbyl (Badu Consulting P/L) and Dr Saideepa Kumar (University of Tasmania) submitted its report to the MDBA in June 2019.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority met on 13-14 August 2019 in Dubbo, New South Wales.

At its meeting on 2–3 April 2019 in Canberra, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority reinforced its commitment to collaboration on the Basin Plan.

The MDBA has published the latest quarterly report on water resource plan (WRP) progress, highlighting significant challenges in ensuring all WRPs are in place and meet the exacting requirements of the Basin Plan by the 1 July 2019 deadline.

The Murray–Darling Basin Ministerial Council met in Melbourne today to progress important elements of Murray–Darling Basin Plan implementation.

The MDBA has today released a report card highlighting six areas of high importance for successful implementation of the Murray–Darling Basin Plan.

Updated operational planning for the Murray River has sharpened focus on the potential for dry conditions to continue through to winter 2019.

The Basin Plan annual report tracks the progress of the Basin Plan and associated water reforms. The aim of the Basin Plan is to ensure that water is shared between all users, including the environment, in a sustainable way so that the river system can continue to support communities and industries in the long term.

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