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Murray Darling Basin
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Why you should worry about Australia’s groundwater
A leading groundwater experts has slammed the latest Murray Darling Basin draft plan as “major u-turn” from the 2010 guide, with new increases to groundwater extraction in the basin, writes Amber Jamieson.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Saving the Murray-Darling
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Murray Murmurings: a proper water management plan is needed
Every change to Murray River management is hailed as the answer to fixing the river system, with unending prosperity just around the corner. Understnding is needed before things get better, writes John Hunwick.
Murray Murmurings: no jobs on a dead river
Last week in Griffith irrigators tried to replicate their stunt of burning copies of the Murray Darling Basin plan. But, the MDBA waxed the report to a high sheen — neatly rendering the pages flame retardant. It’s a good metaphor for the response of irrigators, says Simon O’Connor.
Invented numbers please no one in basin plan
Has Labor given up on meeting the requirements of the 2007 Water Act to ensure the environmental sustainability and long-term health of the Murray-Darling Basin? Professor Chris Miller questions the basin plan guide.
Will MDBA leadership or vested interests prevail?
The narrative is that the draft Murray-Darling Basin Plan is the best that our scientists, policy makers and water managers can design with what we know now. , says Brian Ramsay, in the first of the returned Murray Murmurings series.
Murray Murmurings: will MDBA leadership or vested interests prevail?
The need for fundamental change to water management and the competing interests are well known to all, writes Brian Ramsay, founder of the Basin Pulse initiative and managing director of Inovact Consulting.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Small business and the light on the hill
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New Murray-Darling Plan leaves everyone unhappy
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority today released the draft of the $10 billion Murray-Darling Basin Plan. And it seems neither irrigators nor scientists are happy with the latest inclination of the Plan, writes Amber Jamieson.
What’s non-strategic about saving a river?
Federal government water buyback is paying dividends for our river systems — since 2009 the government has delivered almost 600 GL of water back to the Murray-Darling Basin. So why are they now being called into question? asks Juliet Le Feuvre.
New research brings focus back to forests, vegetation in climate debate
Research released today in an article published in Science has shown that natural forests are far more significant carbon sinks that previously thought, writes Crikey naturalist Lionel Elmore.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Educating the electorate
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Scientists question “great new science” in Murray debate
The Wentworth Group of scientists declared the Murray-Darling Basin Plan a “fundamentally flawed process” after new modelling dramatically decreased the minimum water to be returned to the river, reports Amber Jamieson.
Murray Murmurings What’s happening to the Plan?
After floods, resignations and community consultations, the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is slowly getting back on track thanks to the appointment of former NSW Labor minister Craig Knowles as the new head of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, reports Amber Jamieson.
Murray Murmurings What’s happening to the Plan?
After floods, resignations and community consultations, the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is slowly getting back on track thanks to the appointment of former NSW Labor minister Craig Knowles as the new head of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, reports Amber Jamieson.
Murray-Darling: where to now for water reform?
After a dramatic year of plans, resignations and community consultations over the guide to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, Chris Miller reflects on the future of water reform in the Basin.
Time for talk on water reform is over — as the MDBA boss walks out the door
The Murray-Darling Basin reforms are in turmoil, with the shock resignation this morning of Mike Taylor, chair of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority.
Murray Murmurings Should we think of farmers as we do teachers?
In the latest of the Murray Murmurings series, Professor Chris Miller talks about the need for a Basin Investment Fund, created by the government, to held fund and engage local rural communities, mixing local knowledge with scientific knowledge.
Rethinking the Basin Plan
Imagine how the draft Murray Darling Basin Plan would be if we’d had a major rejuvenation and expansion of Landcare around climate change, carbon literacy, renewable energy, water management, drought resilience and sustainable food systems, suggests Andrew Campbell.
murray darling Come in Spinner: What the Basin Authority should have done
The frightening thing about the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s current efforts is that they apparently spent about $60 million getting to where they are while ignoring almost every lesson about how to undertake consultation.
Murray-Darling authority losing the spin war with councils’ PR flacks
As the beleaguered Murray Darling Basin Authority sinks further into the public relations mire following its disastrous run of community consultations last month, the other side of the debate had a powerful ally in prominent spin doctors Socom.
murray darling Murray Murmurings: Postcard from Mildura
Simon O’Connor from the Australian Conservation Foundation traveled to Mildura where he discovered that the national debate about the Murray-Darling has failed to focus on what is really important: how to save the river while looking after communities dependent on it.
Murray Murmurings: the hidden cost of the Murray-Darling plan
The Murray-Darling Basin plan is likely to result in increased suicides and adverse mental health, writes Alison Fairleigh.
murray darling Is the silent majority in the Basin being sidelined?
The publicity associated with the release of the Guide to the Basin Plan must be kept in perspective: two million people live in the basin and not everyone is dependent on farming for their well being. That doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have a say, writes Brian Ramsay.
