DAMS – AUSTRALIA

Who gives a dam? Ask towns going dry

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Original article by Ean Higgins
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 18-Sep-19

Federal Water Resources Minister David Littleproud has accused the states of not building enough dams to keep up with Australia’s population growth. Federal government analysis released by Littleproud on 17 September contends that at current rates, water storage per person in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland will decline by over 30 per cent by 2030 as the population increases. The federal government has over $1 billion available to the states for new dam construction, but there seems little interest among the states to access that money.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF AGRICULTURE AND WATER RESOURCES

Water assets next targets to be privatised

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Original article by Jenny Wiggins
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 27-Jul-15

Graeme Samuel will use an Infrastructure Partnerships Australia symposium to argue the case for selling government-owned assets such as water utilities. He strongly supports the privatisation of assets such as dams, water pipes and desalination plants, but concedes that it is a politically sensitive issue. Infrastructure Partnerships Australia CEO Brendan Lyon also believes that privatization of water assets is necessary, and suggests that they are an ideal investment for superannuation funds.

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INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERSHIPS AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION