The Murray Darling Basin Plan continues to loom as a massive political and environment issue. The guide to the draft plan was released last Friday and Amber Jamieson put together a reading list for those who want to get up to speed.
Murray Darling Basin Authority
Infrastructure isn’t the (whole) answer
The Murray-Darling debate has laid bare the basic problem of how to support regional communities, and whether they should be asked to bear the cost of fixing an historic problem alone.
Putting the environment over people
The Murray Darling Basin Plan released last week and the proposed cuts to water are extreme. The high social and economic costs just aren’t worth the environmental savings, writes Judith Sloan.
The raging Murray-Darling debate: an overview
The debate over how to allocate water from the Murray Darling Basin is raging once again with the Murray Darling Basic Plan finally being released today. Crikey intern Jane Vashti Ryan takes a look at the background, the players and the fight for the river.
Murray River a toxic open drain – why don’t we care?
How did this become okay? Asks the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists.
