Australia Poised for Desalination Boom as Water Shortages Loom
1 day ago · Australia is on track for a significant expansion of desalination capacity — converting seawater to freshwater — to meet the needs of a swelling population at a time of declining average …
23rd December 2025 Today’s Round-Up of Climate News
1 day ago · “Australia Poised for Desalination Boom as Water Shortages Loom… “The world’s driest inhabited continent is projected to build or expand 11 desalination plants worth more than A$23 …
More desalination is coming to Australia’s driest states ...
3 days ago · From around 1996 to 2010, Australia was gripped by the millennium drought [1]. As water shortages bit hard, most of Australia’s capital cities built large seawater desalination plants – Sydney, …
Australia Poised for Desalination Boom as Water Shortages Loom
1 day ago · Australia Poised for Desalination Boom as Water Shortages Loom • • World • One News Page: Tuesday, 23 December 2025
Eyre Peninsula desalination plant costs blow out by $140 million
Jul 25, 2025 · The cost of developing a desalination plant on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula has blown out by $140 million due to "global inflationary pressures" and a design change.
Water scarcity in Australia - Australia Pathways
Apr 19, 2025 · Australia now operates six major desalination plants, with Sydney and Melbourne alone capable of producing 250 billion litres of water per year. Although expensive—costing up to $2.50 per …
Veolia Australia investment | Herald Sun
Apr 15, 2025 · Australia must urgently invest in desalination and recycled water projects or risk running dry, with global water demand forecast to outweigh supply for five billion people by 2050.