What people on the river think of the Murray-Darling revelations
A lot has been made of the Four Corners report on the NSW Government's failings in ensuring environmental water flows continue across the Murray-Darling catchment. But what do people within the...
View ArticleWater trading reshapes what foods and fibres are grown along the Murray and...
Irrigation remains a deeply emotional issue in river communities and some farmers are branching out to keep their heads above water.
View ArticleMurray-Darling Basin Royal Commission lays bare that 'the system is sick',...
The report has accused the body responsible for implementing the Murray-Darling Basin Plan of negligence, so how has rural Australia reacted?
View ArticleIndependent Senator questions whether 'driest continent on the planet' should...
Centre Alliance Senator Rex Patrick has thrown down the gauntlet to the cotton industry, challenging them to justify its use of water and its right to farm.
View ArticleThe cotton grower, the water minister, the pumping ban and the broken meter
Facing close to $750,000 in fines for taking 381 megalitres of water during an embargo, irrigator Anthony Barlow pleads guilty to water offences, but maintains the former water minister told him he...
View ArticleCotton farmers offer up water entitlements as concerns mount over state of...
A group of Barwon-Darling farmers have offered to sell their water entitlements at a value which would encourage new owners "not to grow cotton".
View ArticleWater prices in southern Murray-Darling skyrocket as increased water demand...
New analysis of water prices in the southern Murray-Darling Basin finds water prices sitting at levels only previously seen during the Millennium Drought.
View ArticleCubbie Station tours Murray-Darling councillors through its controversial...
Australia's largest cotton farm Cubbie Station has opened its gates to local government councillors from across the Murray-Darling Basin.
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