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Australia ready for next phase in urban water reform
With many cities and towns facing increasing pressures from population growth and climate change, the recent Productivity Commission report into...
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Does the water industry benefit from the 2018-19 Budget?
The Australian Government recently outlined the 2018-19 budget, identifying a few areas of investment that are in relation to the...
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Desalinating brackish water gains popularity
As populations grow and surface water projections become less reliable, desalinating brackish water looks set to dramatically increase in viability...
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What is the key to achieving Sustainable Development Goals?
Transforming the way we value water will be an integral step in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, according to recent...
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Sustainable water management is essential with resources becoming constrained
The impending crisis in Cape Town shows the importance of sustainable water management in a world with increasingly constrained resources,...
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Water research in Australia is at a low ebb: Rob Vertessy
Australia has built a great water sector on the back of long-term, strategic investments in human capacity building, research and...
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Australia needs a nationally consistent regulatory framework for water
The chorus of calls for a national water strategy has grown louder, with an Association corporate member and one of...
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Is Australia ready for digitally connected water meters?
Trials undertaken by three Melbourne water utilities into digitally connected water meters and communications technologies have been extended by 18...
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Telstra tech makes Internet of Things water meters a reality
Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) enabled smart water meters are now a reality for utilities, following Telstra’s announcement of its...
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If you’ve thought about installing smart meters, it’s about to get easier
Smart metering is set to become even easier with the release of NarrowBand Internet of Things (NB-IoT) ultrasonic, intelligent water...
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