Considerable progress has been claimed regarding the establishment of economic reforms in the water sector in Australia, including the development of cost-reflective pricing for water users. This is evidenced by the highly developed status of water markets, especially in agricultural areas, and...

type="main" xml:id="ecpa12076-abs-0001" <p>This paper considers the current status of the water held on behalf of Melburnians that was to have been delivered via the north–south pipeline that connects irrigation areas in northern Victoria with metropolitan Melbourne. We focus on the political...</p>