Media Articles 2009
Interesting articles about the water issues of the River Murray and the Murray Darling Basin
The opinions expressed herein represent those of the authors.
December 2009
Outrage over Lower Lakes forgotten casualty, Adelaide Now, 29 Dec 2009
Ord River dream finally bears fruit, The Australian, 23 Dec 2009
Lakes community left to rot, Murray Valley Standard, 22 Dec 2009
More restricted access to river, Murray Valley Standard, 22 Dec 2009
Report calls for logging shake-up to save gums, SMH, 22 Dec 2009
Owners told shacks are too unstable to live in, Adelaide Now, 19 Dec 2009
Notice to mariners, DTEI, 17 Dec 2009
Water disbelief over water figures, Weekly Times Now, 17 Dec 2009
Off limits, Murray Valley Standard, 17 Dec 2009
Uncertainty for SA cockles, ABC, 16 Dec 2009
Murray cod numbers not recovering, ABC, 16 Dec 2009
$270m water boost for Murray-Darling, ABC, 14 Dec 2009
$220m sought for Lower Lakes and Coorong, ABC, 14 Dec 2009
Australian farmers refuse to buy in to climate change, Wa Post, 9 Dec 2009
SA Fishermen want Lower Lakes catch subsidy continued, 2 Dec 2009
Govt responds to environment report, Stock Journal, 1 Dec 2009
Warning hits home in town bearing brunt of big dry, The Age, 1 Dec 2009
In Australia, drought threatens natural resource, PBS, 1 Dec 2009
SA challenges Vic over River Murray cap, SMH, 1 Dec 2009
November 2009
The real cost of drought, Adelaide Now, 29 Nov 2009
Everything's dried up and communities crack, SMH, 28 Nov 2009
Senate debates: Water, Hansard, 24 Nov 2009
Federal Government rejects Coorong water report, ABC, 23 Nov 2009
Scientists call for rethink, Adelaide Now, 23 Nov 2009
River Murray plight makes French news, The Independent, 20 Nov 2009
Local nurseries help vegetate the lakes, Stock Journal, 20 Nov 2009
Rethinking the Murray's massive water loss, The Age, 19 Nov 2009
Ceduna to drink Murray water, West Coast Sentinel, 19 Nov 2009
Flaws revealed in climate change research, Univ Newcastle, 18 Nov 2009
Pumping Murray water west 'insane', ABC, 16 Nov 2009
Dramatic fall in bird numbers on Lower Murray, ABC News Stateline, 13 Nov 2009
SA sees it's first-ever drought in Nov, Sky News, 13 Nov 2009
Murray-Darling basin facing grim future, Brisbane Times, 13 Nov 2009
French Discover discover the Lower Lakes and Coorong, 12 Nov 2009
Seawater levels up by one metre...,UWA, 12 Nov 2009
Mayor beckons farmers to North Qld water, Qld Country Life, 12 Nov 2009
Baked Australia: Water management lessons, Scientific American, 11 Nov 2009
Wong dig at Rann on Murray challenge, The Australian, 10 Nov 2009
New stage of bioremediation works starts, Stock Journal, 10 Nov 2009
Murray Darling irrigators launch legal action, ABC, 10 Nov 2009
Restoring the River Murray? Sauer-Thompson Blog, 6 Nov 2009
Water Fight, WIN TV, 6 Nov 2009
Billions of litres to flow into River Murray, Adelaide Now, 2 Nov 2009
Irrigators get another water boost, ABC, 2 Nov 2009
Stormwater plans to aid lower lakes, ABC 7 News (video), 2 Nov 2009
October 2009
Farewell Cubbie Station, Sauer-Thompson Blog, 30 Oct 2009
Of farms, folks and fish, Economist, 29 Oct 2009
Environment comes first irrigator warns, Australian, 29 Oct 2009
No quick fix, Murray Valley Standard, 27 Oct 2009
Coorong management plan delayed, ABC, 23 Oct 2009
Death on Lower Lakes, Indaily, 23 Oct 2009
Death on Lower Lakes, Independent Weekly, 23 Oct 2009
Battle plan for a river on the edge, 23 Oct 2009
Finniss regulator halted, Victor Harbor Times, 22 Oct 2009
Hazard plan for riverbank collapses, 22 Oct 2009
Mozzie measures, 22 Oct 2009
Allocations increased to 34 per cent, 20 Oct 2009
Lakes Need Water on ABC Landline, 18 Oct 2009
Threat to turn off tap on water grants, 16 Oct 2009
Pipelines for Pt Sturt, The Independent Weekly, 14 Oct 2009
Water footprint, Science Alert, 14 Oct 2009
Emergency action for Coorong, AdelaideNow, 14 Oct 2009
NSW salt dumping in Murray, ABC, 14 Oct 2009
Council criticises weir delay, ABC, 13 Oct 2009
Scientific panel to save Coorong, Lower Lakes, PM ABC, 12 Oct 2009
Action on water policy is a mirage, newmatilda, 12 Oct 2009
Scientific panel for Coorong and Lower Lakes, ALP, 12 Oct 2009
Doctor blames drought for rise in illness, Yahoo!7 News, 12 Oct 2009
Garrett delays weir decision, The Australian, 12 Oct 2009
Standoff as hope for rivers runs dry, The Australian, 10 Oct 2009
Controversial Coorong, Bird Observers, 9 Oct 2009
States risking Murray-Darling health, 9 News, 9 Oct 2009
National Water Commission report, NWC, 9 Oct 2009
Dead fish plan for lower Murray, ABC, 7 Oct 2009
Productivity Commission raises water buyback concerns, ABC, 6 Oct 2009
More water boosts Lower Lakes optimism, ABC. 5 Oct 2009
Support grows for a tougher approach, The Age, 5 Oct 2009
Drought in funding for basin plans, The Australian, 3 Oct 2009
September 2009
Adelaide facing reliance on bottled water -MP, Adelaide Now, 28 Sept 2009
Towns warned water almost unfit to drink, Adelaide Now, 28 Sept 2009
Saving the Murray - a long way to go, Adelaide Now, 25 Sept 2009
Too late to save Australia from climate change, Business Spectator, 25 Sept 2009
Future of the Murrayland swamps, Murray Valley Standard, 25 Sept 2009
Murray-Darling deals in a shocking state, Crikey, 25 Sept 2009
Boating access through Goolwa barrage and Murray Mouth, SA gov, 24 Sept 2009
Murray-Darling boost as state lifts trading ban, The Australian, 24 Sept 2009
As rare as water at the Murray Mouth, Independent Weekly, 23 Sept 2009
Drought, not buyback, killing rivers, Daily Telegraph, 22 Sept 2009
Labor uses 'bully-boy tactics' to secure land, The Australian, 21 Sept 2009
Drought threatens to unseat Water Minister, 19 Sept 2009
Skukuza 2009: River Murray, 17 Sept 2009
Acidic water dissolves mussel shells, Mt Barker Courier, 16 Sept 2009
SA offer buyback to irrigators, ABC, 16 Sept 2009
SA irrigators get 16pc entitlement, ABC, 15 Sept 2009
Goolwa Channel pumping starts, ABC, 11 Sept 2009
Full SA wetlands, Independent Weekly, 11 Sept 2009
Let the sea in, say experts, Advertiser Now, 10 Sept 2009
International experts view lower Murray plight - ABC, 9 Sept 2009
Lower Lakes and Coorong Infrastructure Minutes, 7 Sept 2009
Call to freeze Murray River water licenses, The Australian, 4 Sept 2009
Water security needs climate change priority, ABC, 3 September 2009
River Murray: It's climate change not drought, 1 Sept 2009
Former premier paid for lobbying, Advertiser Now, 1 September 2009
August 2009
National water agreement is a dud:MP, SMH, 31 August 2009
How low can South Australia's Lower Lakes go?, Livenews, 29 August 2009
Long history for water shortage, Science Alert, 28 August 2009
Mains water for Point Sturt, The Times, 28 August 2009
Murray River Fish, InDaily, 28 August 2009
Plan for south-east drains to help Coorong, ABC, 27, August 2009
Murray inflows remain 'well below average', 22 August 2009
Start Coorong pumping, demands Senator, 21 August 2009
Focus on boating, The Times, 20 August 2009
Senate debates: Cubbie station, 19 August 2009
Senate debates: Water for the Future Program, 19 August 2009
Rann told to keep hands off river, 19 August 2009
Treading water, The Australian, 19 August 2009
Rann to pursue court action, The Australian, 19 August 2009
Wong non-committal on Cubbie purchase, ABC, 17 August 2009
SA puts long-term lower Murray plan, ABC, 17 August 2009
States join High Court fight on water buyback, The Australian, 17 August 2009
Bleed Coorong salt to save lakes, Advertiser Now, 16 August 2009
Extra water for parched Lake Alexandrina, Advertiser Now, 13 August 2009
Lake regulator to stay for two years, ABC, 12 August 2009
Reprieve for parched Murray River Region, SMH, 6 August 2009
Graphic reality of dry Lower Lakes sets in, Advertiser Now, 4 August 2009
July 2009
River Murray-Darling to Sea Technical Workshop Report, July 2009, (pub Nov 2010)
Sad Creeks, Stateline, 31 July 2009
SA Govt builds barrages to stop Murray acid spread, Lateline ABC, 30 July 2009
Lower lakes rescue plan pushes on, ABC, 30 July 2009
Rain not helping lower Murray acid fight, ABC, 29 July 2009
Rain not helping lower Murray acid fight, Independent Weekly, 29 July 2009
Acid water threat in Lower Lakes, ABC, 28 July 2009
Impact statement released, Murray Valley Standard, 23 July 2009
Regulator construction 'dangerous', Stock Journal, 24 July 2009
No silver bullet for lakes: Wong, Independent Weekly, 24 July 2009
Coorong has a chance if given more fresh water, Adelaide Now, 23 July 2009
Coorong 'five times saltier than the sea', ABC 22 July 2009
Ramsar boss urged to see drought-hit lower Murray, ABC, 17 July 2009
Muddied water fight: Lower Lakes battle gets dirty, ABC Adelaide, 17 July 2009
Hope springs as rain spills into Lower Lakes, The Australian, 17 July 2009
Murray costs soar as rescue plan flags, The Australian, 14 July 2009
'Too late' for Lower Lakes Royal Commission, ABC, 14 July 2009
Salinity levels at Murray Bridge have doubled, Watersanity, 9 July 2009
The Murray's crusaders, Australian Geographic, July 2009
June 2009
Receding lakes leaves town high and dry, Adelaide Now, 26 June 2009
El Nino trouble ahead, Weekly Times Now, 25 June 2009
Weather forecast furore, Weekly Times Now, 25 June 2009
Weir construction gets cracking, Stock Journal, 18 June 2009
Let parts of Murray system die, ABC News, 18 June 2009
Time to heed drought warning, Weekly Times Now, 17 June 2009
El Nino drought blow, Weekly Times Now, 17 June 2009
Grass hopes for Lower Lakes, ABC News, 17 June 2009
Lake Albert decision 'a mistake', ABC News, 16 June 2009
Council urges weir decision, ABC News, 16 June 2009
Record low Murray flows turning Lake Albert acidic, Stock Journal, 15 June 2009
Change of direction in Lower Lakes acid fight, ABC News, 12 June 2009
Murray Darling Basin in freefall Weekly Times Now, 1 June 2009
May 2009
Disaster on a Global Scale Advertiser, 30 May 2009
Comment: Elizabeth Gordon-Mills, 1 June 2009
Comment Sean Murphy, 3 June 2009
Lower Murray Acid Worst in World, ABC, 29 May 2009
Alert for Finniss River and Currency Creek , 29 May 2009
Reconnecting with the Coorong Jennifer Marohasy 27 May 2009
No quick fix for River Murray acid problem, 20 May 2009
South Australia's Water Shortage: In Need of a Miracle, The Economist, 7 May 2009
Comment: To Turn a Drought into Wine, Trevor Harden, 14 May 2009
Public comment sought on 'Murray Futures' : DEH:CLLMM, 7 May 2009
Weir a long way from saving dying River Murray, The Advertiser, 6 May 2009
January to April 2009
Murray too low to meet basic needs, The Australian, 14 April 2009.
Public comment sought on the proposed regulators, 7 April 2009 (closed 22 April 2009).
Lakes did contain salt, The Advertiser, 28 March 2009.
Currency Creek, Lower Lakes bled dry, The Advertiser, 13 March 2009.
SA's water crisis means Murray weir may be only option, The Advertiser, 12 March 2009.
Wellington weir deadline fast approaching, The Advertiser, 5 March 2009.
A very good fishery, Adelaide Now, 20 April 2009
The Times, 9 April 2009
Lakes did contain salt, The Advertiser, 28 March 2009
The Advertiser,4 March 2009
Southern Argus, 12 February 2009
Flood the Lower Lakes, Sunday Mail, February 2009
Murray to stop flowing at Goolwa, The Advertiser, 28 January 2009.
New threat blowing up from desolate Lower Lakes, The Advertiser, 15 January 2009.
Peter Gell favours flooding SA lower lakes with sea water, ABC interview, 6 January 2009.
Sea a natural for Murray's lower lakes, The Australian, 6 January 2009.
Adding salt to the wound as the Lower Murray chokes, Crikey, 9 January 2009