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The Murray–Darling Basin Authority met on 28 and 29 July 2021. All members were present, and the meeting was chaired by Sir Angus Houston.

We use maps and spatial data, including remote sensing data daily, to support our various programs and projects. This includes data on hydrology, biota, terrain, vegetation, geology, and important built and natural assets.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority met on 10-11 February 2021. All members were present, and the meeting was chaired by Sir Angus Houston. The meeting was preceded by a one-day strategic planning workshop.

There are more than 50 First Nations in the Basin and the MDBA and Basin governments value and respect their significant knowledge of the Basin and its ecosystems.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has welcomed the appointment of Nari Nari man Rene Woods to the permanent Indigenous Authority Member board position.

Water accounting in the Murray–Darling Basin occurs at various scales—each accounting system has a different purpose. The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) accounts for Basin-wide water use (or take) over the long-term and monitors trends to ensure Basin state governments remain within their water use limits.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority met in Canberra on 25-26 November 2020. All members were present, and the meeting was chaired by Sir Angus Houston.

First Nations people have a deep understanding of, and connection to, the land and waterways of the Murray−Darling Basin cultivated over the 65,000 years that they have been caring for Country.

The prolonged drought across the Basin means in the next 12 months environmental water will be used strategically to protect our wetlands, floodplains and river ecosystems from further damage, and place them in the best possible position to recover from the drought when it breaks, according to the latest Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) report.