Bookshop
The Commission welcomes your interest in Australian water reform.
To request a hard copy version of one of our flagship reports (subject to availability) email bookshop@nwc.gov.au with your full contact details including mailing address.
Please note that the Waterlines series of works on key water issues are available as downloads from the Commission website only.
What's new
May 2012
Australian environmental water management report 2012
Presents a comprehensive roadmap of Australia's current environmental water management arrangements and chart progress since the publication of the Commission’s 2010 baseline report.
Water policy and climate change in Australia
Analyses the interactions between climate change and water.
April 2012
Impacts of water trading in the southern Murray–Darling Basin between 2006–07 and 2010–11
Examines the impacts of water trading on individual irrigators, industries, regional communities and the environment in the southern Murray-Darling Basin.
National Performance Report 2010–11: urban water utilities
In its sixth year of publication, this National Performance Report is a detailed account of the performance of urban water utilities.
National Performance Report 2010–11: rural water service providers
In its fifth year of publication, this National Performance Report publishes comprehensive data for 13 rural water service providers across Australia, representing 90% of Australia’s rural network water supply.
March 2012
Groundwater Essentials
Provides entry-level information to those groundwater users and managers who do not necessarily have a strong background in groundwater.
December 2011
National Water Planning Report Card 2011
Provides a summary of the status of water plans across Australia.
Australian water markets report 2010-11
This report is the only consolidated nation-wide summary of trading activity. In its fourth year of production, it includes trend analysis and features trading summaries for each state and territory, as well as information about their various operational practices, pricing and governance arrangements.
Australian water markets: trends and drivers 2007–08 to 2010–11
The second companion report to the Australian water markets report series, this report analyses trends in market activity (how much water is being traded and where), as well as the drivers influencing market outcomes (why is water being traded).
September 2011
The National Water Initiative - securing Australia's water future: 2011 assessment
Assesses the progress by governments in implementing the actions to which they committed when signing the National Water Initiative and the extent to which these actions have improved the sustainable management of Australia's water resources.
Water regime for wetland and floodplain plants
Captures the wealth of research knowledge generated over the past decade about effective vegetation management as part of the ecology of our inland wetland and floodplain systems.
June 2011
Strengthening Australia's water markets
This report analyses issues that may impede the efficient operation or further development of markets.
April 2011
Review of pricing reform in the Australian water sector
This report examines Australia's history of water pricing reform, paying particular attention to the effectiveness and impact of changes introduced under the 2004 National Water Initiative.
National Performance Report 2009-10 urban water utilities
In its fifth year of publication, this National Performance Report is the world's most comprehensive and detailed document on the performance of urban water utilities.
National Performance Report 2009-10 - rural water service providers
The fourth annual performance report which publishes comprehensive data for 13 rural water service providers across Australia, representing 90% of Australia's rural network water supply.
Urban water in Australia: future directions
This report considers whether the sector's underlying institutional and policy settings need reshaping to improve performance now and in the future, and sets out the Commission's findings and recommendations.
You are also welcome to request any of our other Flagship publications.