Irrigated Farming

It has been revealed the 300,000 megalitre dam south-west of Bundaberg will cost at least $4.4 billion to rebuild. However, the dam operator says the cost could go even higher.

A new generation learns to love Central Queensland's Dawson River and carries on the sense of community that is etched into the fabric of the tiny town of Theodore.

A report finds the Murray-Darling Basin "continues to decline" and the multi-billion-dollar plan to try to save it has not improved its health.

Neighbouring landholders of a private hydro-electric scheme in north-west Tasmania fear what will happen if it begins pumping again, after it was paused last year to investigate potential flooding.

The mining, renewable energy and agriculture sectors are competing for precious groundwater in WA's Wheatbelt.

In a region that grows a quarter of the nation's fruit and vegetables, farmers are worried a new national water policy will grind future investment to a halt and put water security at risk. 

One of Australia's remotest agricultural regions would almost double in size under an ambitious plan announced by the West Australian government.

With some grape growers facing another year of prices below the cost of production, some are taking advantage of the global demand for olive oil.

Faced with successive natural disasters, lifelong farmers are choosing to leave Queensland's 'salad bowl'. It has community leaders worried.

Drought threatens the future of food and wine production in Tasmania's south-east as a major new water project is knocked back.

As an "over-allocated" groundwater plan review begins, a decades-old drain gone empty has a farming family in South Australia worried about the future of the Limestone Coast's water resources.

Residents and orchardists in the Perth Hills have raised concerns about thousands of litres of water extracted from a bore on a private property by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners for its bottled water products.

There are fears that injecting liquefied CO2 into a freshwater reservoir that underlies almost a quarter of the continent could contaminate the water supply for more than 180,000 people.

A court found the conduct was "intentional" and formed part of "planned or organised criminal activity" to tap into a pipeline and steal 365 megalitres.

After the Productivity Commission declared Australia's overarching water policy document outdated, the federal government has revealed the details of its National Water Initiative overhaul.

Water is critical to running a successful farm and these 14 Tasmanian farmers have found a way to make sure they won't struggle obtaining it again.

The NT government has reduced the amount of water industry can take during the wet season in a policy that has support from recreational fishers and farmers.

Australia's Water Minister Tanya Plibersek has completed the first Commonwealth water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin since 2020.

Victoria's planning minister stuns farmers by ruling out a plan to save 1,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of water in the Murray Darling Basin, saying it could harm important native vegetation.

Its water creates a home, a playground and a food bowl – but those who live on the Murray believe it can be managed better. We take a look at life on Australia's longest river.