When I first heard the harp as a child, I was captivated. There was something about the way it speaks softly—how it invites attention rather than demands it. Recently, I’ve started playing for myself and others again: solo pieces, modal…
Client Challenge The South Australian Department for Environment and Water needed to progress amendments to the Native Vegetation Act and the Landscape SA Act. The challenge was synthesising complex policy issues, stakeholder expectations and legal requirements into Cabinet-ready advice and…
Vietnam sought to modernise its Law on Water Resources and then develop the subordinate instruments and plan to implement it. The Ministry required international expertise to strengthen draft legislation, build capacity, and ensure both the law and its implementation reflected…
Client Challenge The Water Reform Taskforce needed strategic analysis and options for the potential re-establishment of a National Water Commission (NWC). They required insights grounded in past experience, contemporary governance practice and future reform needs, as well as a clear…
Client Challenge The MDBA required high-quality policy analysis to inform the 2026 Basin Plan Review, including assessments of third-party impacts in water trade and river operations, evaluation of environmental water management and water quality governance, and review of the Basin…
Client Challenge The Murray–Darling Basin Authority was required to review the operation of Schedule D, which governs how interstate water trade is processed and accounted for. They needed clear, practical recommendations that were informed by detailed stakeholder engagement and an…
Client Challenge The Murray–Darling Basin faces escalating water security risks—persistent recovery shortfalls, increasing climate variability, rising demand, and heavy dependence on surface-water solutions that cannot store water across time. Basin governments and industry partners needed a clear, evidence-based foundation to…