For years now I’ve been writing about the barrages, really sea dykes, that block inflows from the Southern Ocean making the vast shallow coastal lagoons at the end of the Murray River completely dependent on Murray River inflows. Without the dykes … [Read more...] about Honest Politician Needed to Champion Removal of Murray Mouth Barrages
Opinion
Murray-Gate: Some Questions for Media Watch
ABC News Watch is unsure of the motivation behind Media Watch's inquiries regarding my research on the Murray River. Based on their understanding, none of the 11 members of the Media Watch team have the scientific qualifications, or necessary … [Read more...] about Murray-Gate: Some Questions for Media Watch
Salt Water, Crocodiles and the Lower Lakes: In Perspective
JO NOVA has posted on the Murray and Media Watch with comment: “She [Jennifer Marohasy] wants to restore the estuary to its estuarine (salty) form. The end of Australia’s biggest river (the Murray) has barrages across it, to stop the salt water … [Read more...] about Salt Water, Crocodiles and the Lower Lakes: In Perspective
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Two Questions for Your Federal Parliamentarian
WE all know that the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the main source of news and information for many Australians. The ABC is funded and owned by the government, but the ABC is apparently editorially independent as a consequence of the … [Read more...] about The Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Two Questions for Your Federal Parliamentarian
Watching Her Watching Them: Graham Young
Jennifer Marohasy has been campaigning to have the barrages – a form of dam – removed from what most of us would think of as the mouth of the River Murray. While much has been made of the fact that the Murray often doesn’t run into the sea, hardly … [Read more...] about Watching Her Watching Them: Graham Young
Minister Caica Ignorant of History of Lake Alexandrina
Following the release of my recent technical report, Plugging the Murray's Mouth: The Interrupted Evolution of a Barrier Estuary [1], the South Australian water minister, Paul Caica, made public comment that Lake Alexandrina has been a "predominately … [Read more...] about Minister Caica Ignorant of History of Lake Alexandrina
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
