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Topic: Murray Darling Basin
Crikey readers have their say.

The People’s Question

Comments, corrections, clarifications and cock-ups

Jan 27, 2012

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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 <b>Amber Jamieson</b>.

Why you should worry about Australia’s groundwater

Environment

Jan 24, 2012

Crikey readers have their say.

Saving the Murray-Darling

Africa

Jan 09, 2012

3

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 <b>John Hunwick</b>.

Murray Murmurings: a proper water management plan is needed

Federal

Jan 03, 2012

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 <b>Simon O’Connor</b>.

Murray Murmurings: no jobs on a dead river

Environment

Dec 23, 2011

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? <b>Professor Chris Miller</b> questions the basin plan guide.

Invented numbers please no one in basin plan

Environment

Dec 06, 2011

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 <b>Brian Ramsay</b>, in the first of the returned <em>Murray Murmurings</em> series.

Will MDBA leadership or vested interests prevail?

Environment

Dec 02, 2011

The need for fundamental change to water management and the competing interests are well known to all, writes <b>Brian Ramsay</b>, founder of the Basin Pulse initiative and managing director of Inovact Consulting.

Murray Murmurings: will MDBA leadership or vested interests prevail?

Environment

Dec 01, 2011

Crikey reads have their say.

Small business and the light on the hill

Comments, corrections, clarifications and cock-ups

Nov 29, 2011

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 <b>Amber Jamieson</b>.

New Murray-Darling Plan leaves everyone unhappy

Environment

Nov 28, 2011

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 <b>Juliet Le Feuvre</b>.

What’s non-strategic about saving a river?

Environment

Oct 26, 2011

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 <b>Lionel Elmore</b>.

New research brings focus back to forests, vegetation in climate debate

Environment

Jul 15, 2011

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