On the banks of the Darling, near Menindee, two grown men are fighting back tears. It’s a week on from the fish kill that saw hundreds of thousands of fish die near their small town, including Murray cod
Farmers and water experts say New South Wales government rule changes could be causing more water loss to the Murray-Darling river system than before the national plan was put in place. The Barwon-Darling
<p>Protected areas are a cornerstone strategy for terrestrial and increasingly marine biodiversity conservation, but their use for conserving inland waters has received comparatively scant attention. In
The federal government will seek to reduce the Murray Darling water buyback target by 200 billion litres that will lower the government’s previously announced cap, according to a new strategy paper.
The Australian Conservation Foundation says that without an independent umpire, wider disputes over water use could arise Environmentalists have warned the federal government it could spark widespread
The Greens’ deputy leader, Adam Bandt, describes Coalition MP's move as a “a sneak attack on the environment' Murray river wetlands, floodplains and groundwater systems will be removed from a list of
Both governments have agreed to commit to replenishing water to key river system in return for federal cash Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory have become the first two administrations to
NSW has warned there are still major hurdles to be overcome before an agreement can be reached to save the ailing Murray-Darling river system, as the clock ticks down on finalising a deal this year.
Freshwater scarcity is a growing concern, placing considerable importance on the accuracy of indicators used to characterize and map water scarcity worldwide. We improve upon past efforts by using estimates
The challenge of balancing human needs for water with those of the environment has come to a head in Australia's ailing Murray
