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Sharing Water from Transboundary Rivers in Australia — An Interstate Common Law?
In the forthcoming edition of the Melbourne University Law Review (vol 39(1)), Dr Adam Webster examines the argument that the common law could provide a solution to interstate river disputes. The following is the abstract of the article: In Australia, the sharing of water from a river — such as the Murray River — that flows […]
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Could the Constitution protect farm water from coal seam gas?
In an article published on The Conversation, Adam Webster examines whether the Constitution provides any protection for farmers’ water rights impacted by coal seam gas extraction. Click here to read Adam’s article.
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River Murray agreement to waterproof SA may turn out to be a castle built on sand
Professor John Williams, Dean of the Adelaide Law School, has long been a campaigner for the rights of South Australia to water from the River Murray. Today, he wrote an opinion piece in The Advertiser analysing the recent agreement between the Commonwealth and South Australia to provide an additional 450GL to promote the health of […]
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