4610.0.55.007 - Water and the Murray-Darling Basin - A Statistical Profile, 2000-01 to 2005-06

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Murray-Darling Basin uses the majority of Australia's water: ABS (Media Release)

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INTRODUCTION

The Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) is an area of national significance for social, cultural, economic and environmental reasons. The social impacts of changes in agriculture and environmental events, such as drought, are important for people in the MDB. The MDB also contains nationally significant environmental assets which are reliant on water to maintain ecosystem health.