1. Water Issues in Australia
Foreign Studies B/Academic English B
6 December 2016

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Percentage of mean annual rainfall to VS to to to
From Water Account, Australia, , ABS

3. Percentage of mean annual rainfall 2008–09 VS 2009–10
From Water Account, Australia, , ABS

4. From 1301.0 – Year Book Australia, 2012, ABS (Environment, Water)

5. 4610.0 Water Account, Australia, 2004-05, ABS

6. Water Consumption, Australia, 2008-20145
Water Consumption, Australia,
Water Account, Australia, , ABS

7. The Agricultural Industry6
The Agricultural Industry
Water Shortage/ Drought
Decrease in crop harvests
Affects farms & farmers
Affects related businesses
Affects employment
Affects regional economies
Affects the national economy
Affects export partners

8. Sources of Agricultural Water7
Sources of Agricultural Water
Water Use On Australian Farms, , ABS

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10. Water Restrictions – Examples9
Water Restrictions – Examples

11. SOURCES OF WATER FOR HOUSEHOLDS10
SOURCES OF WATER FOR HOUSEHOLDS
– Australia’s Environment: Issues and Trends, Jan 2010 (Water Conservation)

12. HOUSEHOLDS WITH A RAINWATER TANK, 200711
HOUSEHOLDS WITH A RAINWATER TANK, 2007
Source: ABS, 2007, Environmental Issues: People's Views and Practices, March 2007 (cat. no ).
REASONS WHY HOUSEHOLD INSTALLED A RAINWATER TANK, 2007
– Australia’s Environment: Issues and Trends, Jan 2010 (Water Conservation)

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15. Water Storage in the Murray-Darling Basin July 2000 to June 200614
Water Storage in the Murray-Darling Basin July 2000 to June 2006
From the Year Book Australia

16. Selected References
Northern Basin Review: Technical Overview of the Socioeconomic Analysis – Interim Report, Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Australian Government, October 2016
ABS – Australia’s Environment: Issues and Trends, Jan 2010 (Water Conservation)
ABS – Water Use On Australian Farms,
ABS – Water Account, Australia,
ABS – Year Book Australia, 2012 (Environment, Water)
ABS – Water Account, Australia,
ABS – Water Account, Australia,
Plain English Summary of the Proposed Basin Plan—including explanatory notes, November 2011, Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Australian Government
ABS – Australia’s Environment: Issues and Trends, 2007 (Esp. Feature Article: Water in Australia)
ABS – Australia’s Environment: Issues and Trends, 2006
ABS – Year Book Australia, 2003 (Esp. Environmental views and behaviour)
ABS – Water Account, Australia,
ABS Year Book Australia
“Can Australia Overcome its Water Scarcity Problems?”, Colin Chartres and John Williams, Journal of Developments in Sustainable Agriculture 1: 17-24, 2006
Australian Government, National Water Commission,