Water Policy innovation does not have a ceiling. When designed well, it creates entirely new categories of value — value that strengthens a nation’s productivity, resilience, and sovereignty. The current structure of the Murray–Darling Basin Plan has created new categories of value — but not ones that necessarily serve Australia or Australians. Water entitlements are increasingly held as financial instruments: foreign institutional assets, speculative vehicles, and superannua

Making Australians aware of the need to improve water policy for national benefit is expected to be a key focus in 2026 for the Speak Up Campaign.   Its Deputy Chair, David Farley, is so far the only nomination to take over the Chair’s role from retiring high profile Shelley Scoullar, when the organisation hosts its annual general meeting in Finley on February 13.   Mr Farley, from Narrandera, is an internationally experienced agricultural leader and management executive.   H

An organisation that has been fighting on behalf of regional communities for more than a decade is expected to have refresh in 2026.   The Speak Up Campaign was initiated in 2015, primarily as a community-led advocacy group to highlight concerns around implementation of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.   For the past 10 years it has fought on behalf of communities in northern Victoria and southern NSW, with rallies, workshops, submissions, a media campaign and numerous meetings

Damage to Murray-Darling rivers and their tributaries from European carp needs to be addressed as a matter or urgency, according to a...

Governments need to work ‘outside the square’ to help increase food production and therefore keep prices down.   This could include...

Despite all the political rhetoric, Australia is not prepared for the impacts of climate change and, in fact, its position is getting...

The current position on water policy in Australia is restricting the nation’s growth and contributing to a mounting national debt.   As...

While some farmers face the confronting scenes of bare paddocks and starving stock, others despair at their inability to help due to poor...

A community group is asking for a fresh approach to water policy from the re-elected Albanese Government.   The Speak Up Campaign,...

How are we going to provide a surging population with clean, green Australian grown food if we continue with government policy that...

A group which is determined to highlight the need for governments to improve water policy is reinvigorated, after 12 months in recess.  ...

The community-based Speak Up Campaign will be highlighting flaws in government water policy in the lead up to this year’s federal...

A community group has slammed an Albanese Government advertisement as “misleading propaganda”, saying it is an “appalling waste of...

Governments are being urged to take necessary action that will reduce the damage to river systems by European carp. A range of...

The future of the community based Speak Up Campaign will be discussed at its upcoming annual general meeting. High profile chair Shelley...

Farmers and the communities which rely on agricultural prosperity are angry, frustrated and disillusioned. And the community-based Speak...

Farming communities across the nation are reeling from a raft of government decisions that are destroying livelihoods and putting extreme...

The community-based Speak Up Campaign says it is disappointing that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has not honoured his promise to...

The Murray-Darling Basin Plan changes announced this week by Water Minister Tanya Plibersek has been described as “an absolute disaster,...

The complexities of water policy have again been highlighted, with a decision by the NSW Government to withdraw seven water resource...