Once again, First Nations in the Murray-Darling Basin have been shortchanged in water reform and shortchanged in the water market. It’s time to listen and actually deliver tangible outcomes.
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In the struggle against aqua nullius, Indigenous people’s right to make decisions about water on Country is a priority.
First Nations people have almost no say in how water is used in Australia. The Productivity Commission’s latest report does little to address that.
The decision recognises that water rights are critical for Indigenous people to restore customs, protect their culture, become economically independent and heal Country.
Across the NSW portion of the Murray-Darling Basin, Aboriginal people make up almost 10% of the population. Yet they hold a mere 0.2% of all available surface water.
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University
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Indigenous knowledge holder, Indigenous Knowledge
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Indigenous Knowledge
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Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University
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Chair of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council & Professor and Chair Indigenous Knowledges & Senior Research Fellow, Nulungu Institute of Research, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Water Justice Hub Research Fellow, Australian National University
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Australian Laureate Professor of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Chairman of Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation, Indigenous Knowledge
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ARC DECRA Fellow, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University
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Indigenous Knowledge Holder, Indigenous Knowledge