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The plan to restore the Murray-Darling rivers may be delayed as federal funding wasn't approved. #murraydarlingbasin
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The plan to restore the Murray-Darling rivers may be delayed as federal funding wasn't approved. #murraydarlingbasin
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The plan to restore the Murray-Darling rivers may be delayed as federal funding wasn't approved. #murraydarlingbasin
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Adelaide airport pulls ads from conservation groups but keeps gas and mining ads during ALP conference https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/24/adelaide-airport-cancels-environment-ads-keeps-gas-mining-advertisements #Adelaide #AustraliaNews #AustralianMedia #MurraydarlingBasin #Environment #LaborParty #AustralianPolitics #Conservation
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Adelaide airport pulls ads from conservation groups but keeps gas and mining ads during ALP conference https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/24/adelaide-airport-cancels-environment-ads-keeps-gas-mining-advertisements #Adelaide #AustraliaNews #AustralianMedia #MurraydarlingBasin #Environment #LaborParty #AustralianPolitics #Conservation
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Adelaide airport pulls ads from conservation groups but keeps gas and mining ads during ALP conference https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/24/adelaide-airport-cancels-environment-ads-keeps-gas-mining-advertisements #Adelaide #AustraliaNews #AustralianMedia #MurraydarlingBasin #Environment #LaborParty #AustralianPolitics #Conservation
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Adelaide airport pulls ads from conservation groups but keeps gas and mining ads during ALP conference https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/24/adelaide-airport-cancels-environment-ads-keeps-gas-mining-advertisements #Adelaide #AustraliaNews #AustralianMedia #MurraydarlingBasin #Environment #LaborParty #AustralianPolitics #Conservation
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Adelaide airport pulls ads from conservation groups but keeps gas and mining ads during ALP conference https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/24/adelaide-airport-cancels-environment-ads-keeps-gas-mining-advertisements #Adelaide #AustraliaNews #AustralianMedia #MurraydarlingBasin #Environment #LaborParty #AustralianPolitics #Conservation
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Adelaide airport pulls ads from conservation groups but keeps gas and mining ads during ALP conference
By Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondentDigital billboards from environmental groups, targeting Labor MPs attending national conference, cancelled with airport stating they are ‘too political’
#Adelaide #Australianews #Australianmedia #MurrayDarlingBasin #Environment #Laborparty #Australianpolitics #Conservation #TheGuardian #GrahamReadfearnEnvironment #climatecorrespondent
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Adelaide airport pulls ads from conservation groups but keeps gas and mining ads during ALP conference
By Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondentDigital billboards from environmental groups, targeting Labor MPs attending national conference, cancelled with airport stating they are ‘too political’
#Adelaide #Australianews #Australianmedia #MurrayDarlingBasin #Environment #Laborparty #Australianpolitics #Conservation #TheGuardian #GrahamReadfearnEnvironment #climatecorrespondent
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Adelaide airport pulls ads from conservation groups but keeps gas and mining ads during ALP conference
By Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondentDigital billboards from environmental groups, targeting Labor MPs attending national conference, cancelled with airport stating they are ‘too political’
#Adelaide #Australianews #Australianmedia #MurrayDarlingBasin #Environment #Laborparty #Australianpolitics #Conservation #TheGuardian #GrahamReadfearnEnvironment #climatecorrespondent
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Bid to fix stubborn Murray River sand slug 'hamstrung' by competing demands
By Alice WalkerThe Murray Darling Basin Authority is finalising its study on what to do about an increasing river impediment amid a First Nations call to find common ground.
#Rivers #EnvironmentalManagement #WaterResources #Agriculture #MurrayDarlingBasin #AliceWalker
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Bid to fix stubborn Murray River sand slug 'hamstrung' by competing demands
By Alice WalkerThe Murray Darling Basin Authority is finalising its study on what to do about an increasing river impediment amid a First Nations call to find common ground.
#Rivers #EnvironmentalManagement #WaterResources #Agriculture #MurrayDarlingBasin #AliceWalker
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Bid to fix stubborn Murray River sand slug 'hamstrung' by competing demands
By Alice WalkerThe Murray Darling Basin Authority is finalising its study on what to do about an increasing river impediment amid a First Nations call to find common ground.
#Rivers #EnvironmentalManagement #WaterResources #Agriculture #MurrayDarlingBasin #AliceWalker
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Bid to fix stubborn Murray River sand slug 'hamstrung' by competing demands
By Alice WalkerThe Murray Darling Basin Authority is finalising its study on what to do about an increasing river impediment amid a First Nations call to find common ground.
#Rivers #EnvironmentalManagement #WaterResources #Agriculture #MurrayDarlingBasin #AliceWalker
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Bid to fix stubborn Murray River sand slug 'hamstrung' by competing demands
By Alice WalkerThe Murray Darling Basin Authority is finalising its study on what to do about an increasing river impediment amid a First Nations call to find common ground.
#Rivers #EnvironmentalManagement #WaterResources #Agriculture #MurrayDarlingBasin #AliceWalker
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Mass fish deaths feared as Minns government promise to restore Murray-Darling rivers in doubt https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/06/fish-deaths-murray-darling-nsw-failed-funding-bid-better-water #NewSouthWales #MurraydarlingBasin #Fish #Water #NewSouthWalesPolitics #Environment
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Mass fish deaths feared as Minns government promise to restore Murray-Darling rivers in doubt https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/06/fish-deaths-murray-darling-nsw-failed-funding-bid-better-water #NewSouthWales #MurraydarlingBasin #Fish #Water #NewSouthWalesPolitics #Environment
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Mass fish deaths feared as Minns government promise to restore Murray-Darling rivers in doubt https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/06/fish-deaths-murray-darling-nsw-failed-funding-bid-better-water #NewSouthWales #MurraydarlingBasin #Fish #Water #NewSouthWalesPolitics #Environment
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The controversial $1m Fitzroy River plan is closing for consultation. What is it?
Public consultation on the controversial draft plan to manage one of Australia’s vital river systems c…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #EnvironsKimberley #Fitzroy #fitzroydam #fitzroyriver #fitzroyrivergroundwater #Kimberley #kimberleynews #kimberleypastoralstations #KPCA #martuwarra #murraydarlingbasin #plan #river #Science #shouldthefitzroybedammed? #WANews #Water
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The controversial $1m Fitzroy River plan is closing for consultation. What is it?
Public consultation on the controversial draft plan to manage one of Australia’s vital river systems c…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #EnvironsKimberley #Fitzroy #fitzroydam #fitzroyriver #fitzroyrivergroundwater #Kimberley #kimberleynews #kimberleypastoralstations #KPCA #martuwarra #murraydarlingbasin #plan #river #Science #shouldthefitzroybedammed? #WANews #Water
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Community concern over doubling of water release from Menindee Lakes
Residents have been left “gobsmacked” and disappointed by the decision to dramatically increase the amount of water being…
#NewsBeep #News #Australia #AU #CEWH #commonwealthenvironmentalwaterholder #DarlingRiver #DrSimonBanks #LowerDarling #MenindeeLakes #MenindeeLakesreleases #murraydarlingbasin #Waterreleases
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/753943/ -
Community concern over doubling of water release from Menindee Lakes
Residents have been left “gobsmacked” and disappointed by the decision to dramatically increase the amount of water being…
#NewsBeep #News #Australia #AU #CEWH #commonwealthenvironmentalwaterholder #DarlingRiver #DrSimonBanks #LowerDarling #MenindeeLakes #MenindeeLakesreleases #murraydarlingbasin #Waterreleases
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Water flows to parched NSW wetlands could be turned back on within weeks as drought fears loom https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/08/water-flows-nsw-wetlands-drought-gwydir-australia #MurraydarlingBasin #Water #Environment #Wildlife #NewSouthWales #AustraliaNews #Animals #Biology #AustraliaWeather #RuralAndRegionalAustralia #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustralianGreens #AustralianLaw #Farming
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Water flows to parched NSW wetlands could be turned back on within weeks as drought fears loom https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/08/water-flows-nsw-wetlands-drought-gwydir-australia #MurraydarlingBasin #Water #Environment #Wildlife #NewSouthWales #AustraliaNews #Animals #Biology #AustraliaWeather #RuralAndRegionalAustralia #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustralianGreens #AustralianLaw #Farming
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Water flows to parched NSW wetlands could be turned back on within weeks as drought fears loom https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/08/water-flows-nsw-wetlands-drought-gwydir-australia #MurraydarlingBasin #Water #Environment #Wildlife #NewSouthWales #AustraliaNews #Animals #Biology #AustraliaWeather #RuralAndRegionalAustralia #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustralianGreens #AustralianLaw #Farming
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Water flows to parched NSW wetlands could be turned back on within weeks as drought fears loom https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/08/water-flows-nsw-wetlands-drought-gwydir-australia #MurraydarlingBasin #Water #Environment #Wildlife #NewSouthWales #AustraliaNews #Animals #Biology #AustraliaWeather #RuralAndRegionalAustralia #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustralianGreens #AustralianLaw #Farming
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Water flows to parched NSW wetlands could be turned back on within weeks as drought fears loom https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/08/water-flows-nsw-wetlands-drought-gwydir-australia #MurraydarlingBasin #Water #Environment #Wildlife #NewSouthWales #AustraliaNews #Animals #Biology #AustraliaWeather #RuralAndRegionalAustralia #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustralianGreens #AustralianLaw #Farming
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Narrandera 2026: murky brown sludge from the taps that stains everything and ruins appliances. Residents are voting with their feet and leaving.
This future awaits Australia — the driest inhabited continent — in our lifetime.
We have plenty of water for massive cotton farms, thirsty almond orchards, and mining, but not enough to guarantee clean drinking water for the very towns that built the irrigation backbone of the nation.
Basic human right? Apparently not, if you're in regional NSW.
Sort the priorities and build the treatment plants.#WaterCrisis #MurrayDarlingBasin #Water #WorldsDriestContinent
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-30/narrandera-water-issues-residents-leaving-town/106612706
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Narrandera 2026: murky brown sludge from the taps that stains everything and ruins appliances. Residents are voting with their feet and leaving.
This future awaits Australia — the driest inhabited continent — in our lifetime.
We have plenty of water for massive cotton farms, thirsty almond orchards, and mining, but not enough to guarantee clean drinking water for the very towns that built the irrigation backbone of the nation.
Basic human right? Apparently not, if you're in regional NSW.
Sort the priorities and build the treatment plants.#WaterCrisis #MurrayDarlingBasin #Water #WorldsDriestContinent
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-30/narrandera-water-issues-residents-leaving-town/106612706
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Narrandera 2026: murky brown sludge from the taps that stains everything and ruins appliances. Residents are voting with their feet and leaving.
This future awaits Australia — the driest inhabited continent — in our lifetime.
We have plenty of water for massive cotton farms, thirsty almond orchards, and mining, but not enough to guarantee clean drinking water for the very towns that built the irrigation backbone of the nation.
Basic human right? Apparently not, if you're in regional NSW.
Sort the priorities and build the treatment plants.#WaterCrisis #MurrayDarlingBasin #Water #WorldsDriestContinent
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-30/narrandera-water-issues-residents-leaving-town/106612706
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Narrandera 2026: murky brown sludge from the taps that stains everything and ruins appliances. Residents are voting with their feet and leaving.
This future awaits Australia — the driest inhabited continent — in our lifetime.
We have plenty of water for massive cotton farms, thirsty almond orchards, and mining, but not enough to guarantee clean drinking water for the very towns that built the irrigation backbone of the nation.
Basic human right? Apparently not, if you're in regional NSW.
Sort the priorities and build the treatment plants.#WaterCrisis #MurrayDarlingBasin #Water #WorldsDriestContinent
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-30/narrandera-water-issues-residents-leaving-town/106612706
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Narrandera 2026: murky brown sludge from the taps that stains everything and ruins appliances. Residents are voting with their feet and leaving.
This future awaits Australia — the driest inhabited continent — in our lifetime.
We have plenty of water for massive cotton farms, thirsty almond orchards, and mining, but not enough to guarantee clean drinking water for the very towns that built the irrigation backbone of the nation.
Basic human right? Apparently not, if you're in regional NSW.
Sort the priorities and build the treatment plants.#WaterCrisis #MurrayDarlingBasin #Water #WorldsDriestContinent
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-30/narrandera-water-issues-residents-leaving-town/106612706
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Platypuses need threatened species recognition in NSW, researcher says
A leading researcher is calling for the platypus to be classified as a threatened species in New South…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #commonwealthenvironmentalwaterholder #conservation #endangered #environmentalwater #murraydarlingbasin #nativeanimals #platypus #Science #threatened #UK #UnitedKingdom #UniversityofNewSouthWales #vulnerablespecies
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/922211/ Platypuses need threatened species recognition in NSW, researcher says #CommonwealthEnvironmentalWaterHolder #Conservation #endangered #EnvironmentalWater #MurrayDarlingBasin #NativeAnimals #platypus #Science #threatened #UK #UnitedKingdom #UniversityOfNewSouthWales #VulnerableSpecies #wildlife
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Platypuses need threatened species recognition in NSW, researcher says
A leading researcher is calling for the platypus to be classified as a threatened species in New South…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #AU #Australia #commonwealthenvironmentalwaterholder #Conservation #endangered #environmentalwater #murraydarlingbasin #nativeanimals #platypus #Science #threatened #UniversityofNewSouthWales #vulnerablespecies
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/632833/ -
Platypuses need threatened species recognition in NSW, researcher says
A leading researcher is calling for the platypus to be classified as a threatened species in New South…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #AU #Australia #commonwealthenvironmentalwaterholder #Conservation #endangered #environmentalwater #murraydarlingbasin #nativeanimals #platypus #Science #threatened #UniversityofNewSouthWales #vulnerablespecies
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Climate change is drying out the ‘forgotten rivers’ that keep the Murray-Darling alive. We need a new plan
#ClimateChange #Environment #MurrayDarlingBasin #WaterCrisis #RiverProtection #Australia #Sustainability #WaterSecurity #Ecology #Headwaters #Drought
https://the-14.com/climate-change-is-drying-out-the-forgotten-rivers-that-keep-the-murray-darling-alive-we-need-a-new-plan/ -
Climate change is drying out the ‘forgotten rivers’ that keep the Murray-Darling alive. We need a new plan
#ClimateChange #Environment #MurrayDarlingBasin #WaterCrisis #RiverProtection #Australia #Sustainability #WaterSecurity #Ecology #Headwaters #Drought
https://the-14.com/climate-change-is-drying-out-the-forgotten-rivers-that-keep-the-murray-darling-alive-we-need-a-new-plan/ -
Climate change is drying out the ‘forgotten rivers’ that keep the Murray-Darling alive. We need a new plan
#ClimateChange #Environment #MurrayDarlingBasin #WaterCrisis #RiverProtection #Australia #Sustainability #WaterSecurity #Ecology #Headwaters #Drought
https://the-14.com/climate-change-is-drying-out-the-forgotten-rivers-that-keep-the-murray-darling-alive-we-need-a-new-plan/ -
Climate change is drying out the ‘forgotten rivers’ that keep the Murray-Darling alive. We need a new plan
#ClimateChange #Environment #MurrayDarlingBasin #WaterCrisis #RiverProtection #Australia #Sustainability #WaterSecurity #Ecology #Headwaters #Drought
https://the-14.com/climate-change-is-drying-out-the-forgotten-rivers-that-keep-the-murray-darling-alive-we-need-a-new-plan/ -
Climate change is drying out the ‘forgotten rivers’ that keep the Murray-Darling alive. We need a new plan
#ClimateChange #Environment #MurrayDarlingBasin #WaterCrisis #RiverProtection #Australia #Sustainability #WaterSecurity #Ecology #Headwaters #Drought
https://the-14.com/climate-change-is-drying-out-the-forgotten-rivers-that-keep-the-murray-darling-alive-we-need-a-new-plan/ -
The Federal Government has listed the Lower Murray River as a critically endangered ecosystem, in a move that has already threatened to spark a new political battle over its management. The designated area stretches nearly a thousand kilometres from western New South Wales, through Victoria and to the ocean in South Australia. It means the highly biodiverse region will now be granted stronger protections under environmental laws.
#lowermurrayriver #criticallyendangered #murraydarlingbasin #riverprotection #australianenvironment #biodiversity #environmentallaw #watermanagement
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The Federal Government has listed the Lower Murray River as a critically endangered ecosystem, in a move that has already threatened to spark a new political battle over its management. The designated area stretches nearly a thousand kilometres from western New South Wales, through Victoria and to the ocean in South Australia. It means the highly biodiverse region will now be granted stronger protections under environmental laws.
#lowermurrayriver #criticallyendangered #murraydarlingbasin #riverprotection #australianenvironment #biodiversity #environmentallaw #watermanagement
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The Federal Government has listed the Lower Murray River as a critically endangered ecosystem, in a move that has already threatened to spark a new political battle over its management. The designated area stretches nearly a thousand kilometres from western New South Wales, through Victoria and to the ocean in South Australia. It means the highly biodiverse region will now be granted stronger protections under environmental laws.
#lowermurrayriver #criticallyendangered #murraydarlingbasin #riverprotection #australianenvironment #biodiversity #environmentallaw #watermanagement
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The Federal Government has listed the Lower Murray River as a critically endangered ecosystem, in a move that has already threatened to spark a new political battle over its management. The designated area stretches nearly a thousand kilometres from western New South Wales, through Victoria and to the ocean in South Australia. It means the highly biodiverse region will now be granted stronger protections under environmental laws.
#lowermurrayriver #criticallyendangered #murraydarlingbasin #riverprotection #australianenvironment #biodiversity #environmentallaw #watermanagement
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The Federal Government has listed the Lower Murray River as a critically endangered ecosystem, in a move that has already threatened to spark a new political battle over its management. The designated area stretches nearly a thousand kilometres from western New South Wales, through Victoria and to the ocean in South Australia. It means the highly biodiverse region will now be granted stronger protections under environmental laws.
#lowermurrayriver #criticallyendangered #murraydarlingbasin #riverprotection #australianenvironment #biodiversity #environmentallaw #watermanagement
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https://www.fogolf.com/1109975/south-australian-golf-course-wetland-is-breeding-site-for-locally-extinct-tiny-native-olive-perchlet/ South Australian golf course wetland is breeding site for locally extinct tiny native olive perchlet #bird #DrSylviaZukowski #ecologist #EXTINCT #GlenelgGolfCourse #GlenelgNatureTrust #GolfClubs #GolfCourse #MurrayDarlingBasin #NativeSpecies #OlivePerchlet #SaGovernment #scientists #Wetlands
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https://www.fogolf.com/1109975/south-australian-golf-course-wetland-is-breeding-site-for-locally-extinct-tiny-native-olive-perchlet/ South Australian golf course wetland is breeding site for locally extinct tiny native olive perchlet #bird #DrSylviaZukowski #ecologist #EXTINCT #GlenelgGolfCourse #GlenelgNatureTrust #GolfClubs #GolfCourse #MurrayDarlingBasin #NativeSpecies #OlivePerchlet #SaGovernment #scientists #Wetlands
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South Australian golf course wetland is breeding site for locally extinct tiny native olive perchlet
Golf courses around the world feature picturesque water ponds as a challenging hazard for players to avoid, but…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #bird #DrSylviaZukowski #ecologist #extinct #Glenelggolfcourse #GlenelgNatureTrust #golfcourse #murraydarlingbasin #nativespecies #oliveperchlet #SAgovernment #Science #scientists #wetlands
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First Nations people say the Darling Baaka River is sick. A report confirms it
Fred Bennett’s people have always been tied to the river that snakes through their outback community. The Darling…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #angusferguson #darlingbaaka #DarlingBaakaRiver #DarlingRiverfishkills #FarWestNewSouthWales #kathrynkorbel #Menindee #murraydarlingbasin #riverhealth #riverreport #swimming #TopNews #TopStories #Wilcannia
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/308924/ -
Tanya Plibersek approved water plan without reading it, court finds
Former federal environment and water minister Tanya Plibersek did not read a major water resource plan before she…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #aboriginal #environment #firstnations #murraydarlingbasin #MurrayLowerDarlingRiversIndigenousNations #murrayriver #Murray-DarlingBasinAuthority #NewSouthWalesFracturedRockWaterResourcePlan #Science #TanyaPlibersek #UK #UnitedKingdom #WaterAct
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/100650/ -
Great to talk to Ryan Carolan and @stuartkells.bsky.social about Commodifying Water: The systematic mismanagement of the Murray-Darling Basin, and what to do about it #water #SoldDownTheRiver #TextPublishing #MurrayDarlingBasin ryanacarolan.podbean.com/e/commodifyi...
Commodifying Water: The system... -
We've always called it the 'Mighty Murray.' But in recent years, our most iconic river has struggled to live up to the legend. In fact, it had slowed to a feeble trickle, sucked dry by years of drought and the demands of those who rely on its bounty. Then it rained. And rained. And, rained some more. The clouds that delivered such devastating floods to much of Queensland and Victoria, had one spectacular silver lining. The entire Murray-Darling river system has come roaring back to life.
#MurrayRiver #murraydarling #MurrayDarlingBasin #cotton #almonds #DriestcontinentonEarth
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We've always called it the 'Mighty Murray.' But in recent years, our most iconic river has struggled to live up to the legend. In fact, it had slowed to a feeble trickle, sucked dry by years of drought and the demands of those who rely on its bounty. Then it rained. And rained. And, rained some more. The clouds that delivered such devastating floods to much of Queensland and Victoria, had one spectacular silver lining. The entire Murray-Darling river system has come roaring back to life.
#MurrayRiver #murraydarling #MurrayDarlingBasin #cotton #almonds #DriestcontinentonEarth
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We've always called it the 'Mighty Murray.' But in recent years, our most iconic river has struggled to live up to the legend. In fact, it had slowed to a feeble trickle, sucked dry by years of drought and the demands of those who rely on its bounty. Then it rained. And rained. And, rained some more. The clouds that delivered such devastating floods to much of Queensland and Victoria, had one spectacular silver lining. The entire Murray-Darling river system has come roaring back to life.
#MurrayRiver #murraydarling #MurrayDarlingBasin #cotton #almonds #DriestcontinentonEarth
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We've always called it the 'Mighty Murray.' But in recent years, our most iconic river has struggled to live up to the legend. In fact, it had slowed to a feeble trickle, sucked dry by years of drought and the demands of those who rely on its bounty. Then it rained. And rained. And, rained some more. The clouds that delivered such devastating floods to much of Queensland and Victoria, had one spectacular silver lining. The entire Murray-Darling river system has come roaring back to life.
#MurrayRiver #murraydarling #MurrayDarlingBasin #cotton #almonds #DriestcontinentonEarth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyuj3CCCa8U -
We've always called it the 'Mighty Murray.' But in recent years, our most iconic river has struggled to live up to the legend. In fact, it had slowed to a feeble trickle, sucked dry by years of drought and the demands of those who rely on its bounty. Then it rained. And rained. And, rained some more. The clouds that delivered such devastating floods to much of Queensland and Victoria, had one spectacular silver lining. The entire Murray-Darling river system has come roaring back to life.
#MurrayRiver #murraydarling #MurrayDarlingBasin #cotton #almonds #DriestcontinentonEarth
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WETLANDS IN A DRY LAND
More-than-Human Histories of Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin, Emily O'Gorman"What counts as a wetland, especially in Australia, the driest inhabited continent on earth? In the name of agriculture, urban growth and disease control, humans have drained, filled or otherwise destroyed nearly 87 percent of the world's wetlands over the past three centuries. Only recently have wetlands been widely recognised as worth preserving for their diverse plants, animals, insects, and their human histories."
"Situating Australia's history within global environmental humanities conversations, O'Gorman argues that we need to understand wetlands as socioecological landscapes that transcend the nature-culture divide and to embrace non-Western ways of knowing and being. Only then can we begin to create sustainable relationships with, and futures for, the wetlands."
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https://www.mup.com.au/books/wetlands-in-a-dry-land-paperback-softback
#wetlands #RAMSAR #rivers #MurrayDarlingBasin #MDB #environment #biodiversity #SocioecologicalLandscapes #Book #EnvironmentalHistory #destruction -
WETLANDS IN A DRY LAND
More-than-Human Histories of Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin, Emily O'Gorman"What counts as a wetland, especially in Australia, the driest inhabited continent on earth? In the name of agriculture, urban growth and disease control, humans have drained, filled or otherwise destroyed nearly 87 percent of the world's wetlands over the past three centuries. Only recently have wetlands been widely recognised as worth preserving for their diverse plants, animals, insects, and their human histories."
"Situating Australia's history within global environmental humanities conversations, O'Gorman argues that we need to understand wetlands as socioecological landscapes that transcend the nature-culture divide and to embrace non-Western ways of knowing and being. Only then can we begin to create sustainable relationships with, and futures for, the wetlands."
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https://www.mup.com.au/books/wetlands-in-a-dry-land-paperback-softback
#wetlands #RAMSAR #rivers #MurrayDarlingBasin #MDB #environment #biodiversity #SocioecologicalLandscapes #Book #EnvironmentalHistory #destruction