This report aimed to summarise the current water management arrangements, to summarise the key issues raised at the Indigenous Water Planning Forum and to outline the principles for improving access to water and the participation of Indigenous people in water management. 

Sue Jackson, Poh Ling Tan and Jon Altman, Indigenous Fresh Water Planning Forum: Proceedings, Outcomes and Recommendations (Report, March 2009)

The National Water Initiative was the first national water policy to consider Aboriginal water rights.  