According to David Nason writing in last Friday’s The Australian, the traditional owners of the Lower Lakes, the Ngarrindjeri, want more water flowing through their country from up-river to maintain connectivity and keep the Murray’s mouth as the … [Read more...] about How Serious Are the Ngarrindjeri About Connectivity?
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Excuses, But No Good Reason for Murray River Barrages
I have received a barrage of excuses as to why the Lower Lakes at the bottom of the Murray River should remain fresh rather than removing the barrages and letting the area fill with seawater, as suggested in ‘Basin barrage of bad ideas” (The Land, … [Read more...] about Excuses, But No Good Reason for Murray River Barrages
Save the Murray: Remove the Barrages
The release of a new Murray Darling Basin plan on October 8, 2010, is likely to reignite debate over how best to solve the problems of the Murray River. It will further pit some environmentalists and some South Australians against upstream irrigators … [Read more...] about Save the Murray: Remove the Barrages
Unwilling Communities on Big Rivers will be Flooded
THERE has been severe flooding along parts of the east coast of Australia with the towns of Grafton and Lismore evacuated over the weekend. Grafton is towards the bottom of the mighty Clarence River which is completely unregulated. I can’t find a … [Read more...] about Unwilling Communities on Big Rivers will be Flooded
South Australia’s Water Woes Include Much Politics
I have it on good advice, from the cabbie who drove me to the airport in Canberra recently, that South Australian senator Nick Xenophon is the most powerful politician in Australia. Mr Xenophon is certainly demanding the attention of the most … [Read more...] about South Australia’s Water Woes Include Much Politics
Stop Complaining About the Lower Murray And Open the Barrages
The South Australian Government's claim, as reported by ABC Online, that it cannot save the Lower Lakes and Coorong on its own and is reliant on support from the other Murray-Darling states is simply untrue. As I wrote in The Land on May 15, the … [Read more...] about Stop Complaining About the Lower Murray And Open the Barrages
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
