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This weir is one of many barriers to the passage of fish in the Murray-Darling Basin. Geoff Reid, One Basin CRC

July 24, 2025

The Murray–Darling Basin Plan Evaluation is out. The next step is to fix the land, not just the flows

Michael Stewardson, The University of Melbourne; Neville Crossman, Flinders University; Samantha Capon, Griffith University, and Seth Westra, University of Adelaide

Restoring the basin to health requires more than just more water. Coordinated local efforts to restore rivers and the surrounding land are desperately needed.

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February 5, 2020

Not all weeds are villains. After a fire, some plants – even weeds – can be better than none

Samantha Capon, Griffith University and Gary Palmer, Griffith University

Weeds can play an important role supporting ecosystem recovery after fire.

The Murrumbidgee River is one of several sites in the Murray-Darling Basin where improvements are being detected. CSIRO/Wikimedia Commons

April 30, 2018

It will take decades, but the Murray Darling Basin Plan is delivering environmental improvements

Angus Webb, The University of Melbourne; Darren Ryder, University of New England; Fiona Dyer, University of Canberra; Michael Stewardson, The University of Melbourne; Mike Grace, Monash University; Nick Bond, La Trobe University; Paul Frazier, University of New England; Qifeng Ye; Rick Stoffels, CSIRO; Robyn J Watts, Charles Sturt University; Samantha Capon, Griffith University, and Skye Wassens, Charles Sturt University

The Murray-Darling Basin Plan has been politically fraught and mired in scandal. But environmental monitoring suggests that the health of the rivers is indeed improving – even if it will take decades.

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