Murray River

THE short-listing of Melbourne’s Yarra River for the International Riverprize, billed as the “world’s most prestigious environmental prize”, just goes to highlight how farcical the debate over river health has become. The National Irrigators’ … [Read more...] about Yarra’s prize makes mockery of Murray-Darling ‘crisis’: Danny O’Brien

ADELAIDE in South Australia is a one paper town. Everyone reads the Adelaide Advertiser. Today, as usual, it’s full of parochial chatter including a one page advertisement devoted to a statement from all 23 South Australian Federal MPs (Green, … [Read more...] about Irresponsible: SA Politicians Unite Against Upstream Communities and Environments

“World Environment Day is a time to celebrate what has been achieved, but also to reflect on many seemingly insurmountable problems,” said Murray Darling food producer, Johnny Kahlbetzer. “The Murray River is important to me,” said Mr Kahlbetzer, … [Read more...] about World Environment Day: Time to Reflect on Barrages that Cripple Murray River Estuary

THE left in Australia can mobile very quickly with 'Getup' securing over 18,000 signatures on its petition to 'Save the Murray' since it launched the campaign just yesterday. The letter they sent out is full of misinformation including comment … [Read more...] about The Left Mobilizes to ‘Save the Murray’