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New research reveals why the mighty Darling River is drying up – and it’s not just because we’re taking too much water

Water flows in mainland Australia’s most important river system, the Murray-Darling Basin, have been declining for the past 50 years. The trend has largely been blamed on water extraction, but our new research shows another factor is also at play.

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Labor and Greens reach deal on Murray Darling Basin plan for 450 gigalitres of environmental flows

‘As we go into another hot, dry spell, it is more critical than ever that we deliver fully on the Murray Darling Basin Plan’, Tanya Plibersek said

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Murray-Darling Basin plan: states given three more years to finish water projects as extra buybacks on table

Tanya Plibersek warns Victoria as state holds out on signing deal while move to lift embargo on federal water purchases likely to enrage farmers

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Murray-Darling Basin Plan to be extended under a new agreement, without Victoria – but an uphill battle lies ahead

Federal Minister for Water Tanya Plibersek today announced a new agreement to restore Australia’s largest and most important river basin. It comes just months before the original Murray-Darling Basin Plan was to be completed.

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NSW withdraws seven ‘flawed’ water resource plans, throwing doubt on Murray-Darling Basin plan

Labor says plans ‘should never have been submitted’ by former Coalition government ‘because they were never going to get accredited’

The Guardian - AU

Menindee fish kill may have been partly caused by release of ‘black’ and clean water by authorities, researchers claim

Exclusive: Satellite analysis shows toxic blackwater flowed into the Darling-Baaka River via the Wetherell outlet two days before the deaths

The Guardian - AU

At Menindee, the lifeblood of the people has turned to bitter sludge

The fight for a healthy Darling-Baaka River is becoming a ‘recurring nightmare’ for the communities that depend on it

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Experts slam river management after millions of fish die in the Darling

Low levels of dissolved oxygen in the water caused up to 20 million fish to die at Menindee last week, authorities said.

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How did millions of fish die gasping in the Darling – after three years of rain?

Millions of dead fish float on the surface of the river. Native bony herring and introduced young carp, as well as a few mature Murray cod and golden perch. History is repeating on the Darling River at Menindee. This new fish kill is even worse than the enormous 2018–2019 fish…

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Emergency operation to deal with millions of dead fish

Government agencies are mobilising at Menindee in outback NSW to co-ordinate the response to enormous clusters of dead fish in the Darling-Baaka River.

The New Daily

Politicians call for action on Menindee mass fish deaths

Politicians are calling for the urgent removal of the millions of dead fish clogging the waterways of the Darling-Baaka River near Menindee.

The New Daily

I’ve watched the Murray-Darling for 30 years and I’ve never seen carp numbers like this

The great flood of late 2022 changed the ecology of the basin’s rivers, and not in a good way

The Guardian - AU

Darling River's back-to-back floods a hindrance and opportunity for outback farmers

After back-to-back floods, water in the Darling River and its tributaries reaches levels not seen since the 1970s.

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Menindee residents on flood alert as Darling River continues to rise threatening more homes

Residents in far western NSW face an uncertain couple of days as the swollen Darling River continues to rise and threatens more properties and homes.

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The pitfalls of managing water in the Murray-Darling in worsening climate extremes

Tracing the epic journey of rivers from source to sea highlights the complexities of managing water in Australia as drought and flood extremes intensify.

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What lessons can we learn from the 1956 Murray-Darling River floods?

The devastating 1956 floods were a once-in-a-hundred-year event. Across the Murray and Darling Rivers, it took three months for the floodwaters to recede. In that time, communities were reliant on row boats to transport goods and stay connected. Can history be repeated?

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Murray-Darling Basin plan on the brink after NSW says it cannot meet water savings deadline

Failure infuriates other states and may force Tanya Plibersek to impose highly controversial buybacks

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Summer flooding makes 10-year Darling River dream a reality for kayakers

While summer flooding has caused much heartache, for a group of paddlers, it's meant the realisation of a 10-year dream: to paddle more than 200 kilometres down the flooded Darling River.

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Darling River communities cut off by flood for more than a month

Residents along the Darling River in far western New South Wales are relying on planes, helicopters and boats to get their food, supplies and mail after once-in-a-decade floods.

The Guardian - AU

Lethal ‘blackwater’ in NSW river prompts fears of another mass fish kill

Tainted flows begin arriving in upper Menindee lakes in New South Wales as expert says problem ‘accelerated by poor management’

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Bourke transformed by floodwaters heading for South Australia

Two years ago, boats sat on the dry Darling River in Bourke. Now floodwaters have arrived, bringing hope to the town.

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