A report card into the A$13 billion Murray–Darling Basin Plan has found much work is needed to ensure the ecology of Australia’s largest river system is properly restored. The assessment, by the ...
Controversial new legislation could secure critical water supplies for delicate ecosystems while delivering benefits to the Murray-Darling Basin's agricultural sector, a leading river ecologist says.
More water rights in the Murray-Darling Basin will be purchased from farmers and irrigators in a renewed push by the federal government to return 450 gigalitres of water to the environment.