Murray River

I took this picture at Deniliquin on the banks of the Edward River just this afternoon. The Edward is an anabranch of the Murray River and very much part of the Riverina. There is a perception that most red gums in this region are dead - well … [Read more...] about Red Gums, Edward River, Deniliquin

Robert Manne has edited a new book titled 'Do Not Disturb: Is the Media Failing Australia' that includes a chapter titled 'Murdoch and the Culture War' by David McKnight. Manne's book is due out later this week but I did get to see a copy of the … [Read more...] about Robert Manne’s New Book

The front page of The Australian on Wednesday (May 25th) included the headline: "Thirstiest crop: 21,000 litres of water to produce 1kg of rice." The figure was based on a "new CSIRO study, which found that of 135 industries analyzed, rice was one … [Read more...] about CSIRO & The Australian Get It Wrong on Rice

Yesterday I wrote that the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and the Murray Darling Basin (MDB) are the big ticket/big budget environmental issues. Well the Treasurer has even made special allocations for both in this year's budget. There is only ever going … [Read more...] about The Budget, Peer Review (Part 2) & A Worst Ever Report

A student from RMIT (a Melbourne University) is doing a project on water and has asked me how environmental water is allocated. There is no national or state-wide ledger (or website) showing how environmental water is acquired and allocated. The … [Read more...] about Wetland Group Pockets $3.8 Million in Water Sales