National Water Reform 2026 Inquiry Timeline The Productivity Commission has been tasked with its fourth national water reform inquiry, with a final report due to the Treasurer by 4 September 2026. The inquiry will assess the National Water initiative (NWI) progress and inform a refresh of national water pricing and economic regulation guidance. On 27 March 2026, the Albanese Government announced that the Productivity Commission (PC) would lead a new national water inquiry foc

Relative PFAS concentrations across consumer and industrial product categories compared to biosolids and the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines. Source: Water Services Association of Australia, PFAS and the Water Sector fact sheet (2025) In the span of five months around mid-2025, every major layer of Australia’s PFAS regulatory framework moved—the compliance burden for utilities now more than ever is system mapping rather than addressing any one layer in isolation. Conside

Manganese is the parameter where ‘compliant’ and ‘customer complaint’ overlap the most. It’s also the one most monitoring programs quietly under-target.