NSW minister gives himself power to approve illegal water works in Murray-Darling basin

August 9, 2017 Gabrielle Chan, The Guardian Leave a comment

The New South Wales regional water minister, Niall Blair, has quietly granted himself the power to approve illegal floodplain works retrospectively. A Wentworth Group scientist, Jamie Pittock, has accused the NSW government of actively undermining the Murray-Darling basin […]

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Is the Murray-Darling Basin Plan broken?

July 27, 2017 Ross M Thompson, University of Canberra Leave a comment

A recent expose by the ABC’s Four Corners has alleged significant illegal extraction of water from the Barwon-Darling river system, one of the major tributaries of the Murray River. The revelations have triggered widespread condemnation of irrigators, the […]

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