The announcement has come weeks after Environment Minister Murray Watt listed the lower Murray River region as critically endangered.

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 ...

Mining companies hunting for resources to fuel Australia’s renewable energy transition have bold plans to build mineral sand mines, and minerals processing plants, in the heart of Australia's ...

The head of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has responded to fears raised over artificial intelligence (AI) use in the Basin Plan review.

Less rain will fall in the Darling River catchment as climate change worsens. This fact must be central to decisions about how much water can be taken from the system. With the support of the Greens, ...

There is a simplistic campaign being waged by some green groups and politicians that if you 'just add water' by taking it from food and fibre production you will have a healthy working river. While it ...

Jamie Pittock is affiliated with the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists and a number of other non-governmental environment organisations. In the past he has received funding from the National ...