In 2022-23, a vast plume of floodwater from the Murray River delivered thousands of tonnes of organic material to the ocean – and a feeding bonanza began.
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Carp is a prized table fish in Europe but despised in Australia. How did we get here?
The lower Murray, home to the beloved Coorong, is officially in its death throes. The only way to save it is community, research and more flowing water.
Restoring the basin to health requires more than just more water. Coordinated local efforts to restore rivers and the surrounding land are desperately needed.
The Murray crayfish disappeared from large parts of its range over the past 40 years. Now a community-driven reintroduction program is bringing the iconic species back.
Inconsistent laws and penalties for water theft in the Murray-Darling Basin make compliance and enforcement especially challenging. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Suicide rates jumped in the Murray Darling Basin following extreme drought and hotter temperatures, a new study shows. The findings highlight the need for action to manage climate change impacts.
Will the return of buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin trigger more water fights? Let’s hope not. Buybacks are the most efficient way to recover water for the environment and deliver the Basin Plan.
Australians are entering our most dangerous time of year for fatal drownings. So what can you do to keep yourself and loved ones safer this summer?
The review examined hundreds of studies and concluded the lower Murray should remain a freshwater ecosystem, or severe environmental and economic damage will result.
There’s little transparency or clarity about how much water states are allocated. This failure in communication and leadership across such a vital system must change.
How can Australia’s new Inspector General be expected to inspect waterways without a firm grasp of how much water in in them?
The endangered Australasian bittern offers a way past the ‘farmers vs environmentalist’ debate in the Murray-Darling basin.
Hundreds of thousands of fish have died in low-oxygen water. Here’s what actually happened to the oxygen, and why we might see more deaths in the coming weeks.
Farmers are calling for South Australia to ramp up its desalination plant to free up more water from the Murray Darling.
Australia has seen an unprecedented number of widespread, catastrophic transformations in response to extreme weather events.
A dozen leading researchers have issued an urgent call to action for the Murray-Darling Basin, arguing that the billions spent on water-efficient irrigation have done little for the rivers’ health.
Low flows in the Murray River in recent years have harmed tiny marine plants called phytoplankton, with consequences for local marine species and management.
Tempers have flared once again over the long-term plan to return water to the Murray-Darling River and improve its health.
Toxic algal blooms were unheard of in Australia’s major waterways before 1991. Now the Murray River has been struck by four major events in less than a decade, with more likely in the future.
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Matthew Flinders Professor in Water Economics, Flinders University
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Science Program Manager, Goyder Institute for Water Research Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Research Centre, and researcher, Adelaide University
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Professor of Economics and Head of School, Adelaide University
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Adjunct Professor Environment and Natural Resources, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Australian Laureate Professor of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Adelaide University
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Researcher, School of Biological Sciences, Adelaide University
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Professor, Business School, Adelaide University
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University
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Professor and Head of School of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney
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Professor in Water Economics, Adelaide University
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Environmental Scientist, La Trobe University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Senior Lecturer in Climatology, Director, Climate Futures Program, University of Tasmania