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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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
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