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A report has found the causes of mass fish deaths in the Darling river. Dean Lewins/AAP

We wrote the report for the minister on fish deaths in the lower Darling – here’s why it could happen again

Robert Vertessy, The University of Melbourne; Fran Sheldon, Griffith University; Lee Baumgartner, Charles Sturt University; Nick Bond, La Trobe University, and Simon Mitrovic, University of Technology Sydney

Fish deaths at the lower Darling can happen again. Here’s what we can do about it.
Lake Eyre has only filled three times in the last 150 years. NASA/Lake Eyre

Unknown wonders: Kati Thanda‑Lake Eyre

Fran Sheldon, Griffith University and Richard Kingsford, UNSW

Australia is famous for its natural beauty: the Great Barrier Reef, Uluru, Kakadu, the Kimberley. But what about the places almost no one goes? We asked ecologists, biologists and wildlife researchers…
To know if the Basin Plan is working, we need to know what results we’re aiming for. savelakebonney/flickr

Watch the water ‑ keeping an eye on the Murray‑Darling

Fran Sheldon, Griffith University

Will the Murray-Darling Basin Plan put an end to a century of squabbling? It’s unlikely. There are already those who suggest the water going back to the river isn’t enough, the rivers need more. And of…

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