Murray-Darling Basin: New water agency proposed to solve market manipulation

Harley Dennett
March 27 2021 - 12:00am
The integrity of the water market has been subject to scathing audits and a royal commission. Picture: Getty Images
The integrity of the water market has been subject to scathing audits and a royal commission. Picture: Getty Images

The federal government is considering the creation of a new independent water agency to solve distrust and manipulation in the Murray-Darling Basin water market.

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Harley Dennett

Harley Dennett

Public Service Editor

Former federal politics bureau chief for the Canberra Times, via a career that's taken me from rural Victoria to Washington DC. Telling the stories of my local LGBTI community brought me to political journalism, where I've covered eight budgets, four national elections in two countries, Defence, public service and international governance.

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