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Murray-Darling Basin Plan to be extended

The plan is predicted to fall hundreds of gigalitres short when it hits its mid-2024 deadline.

The Canberra Times

A giant ‘sand slug’ born from mining and land clearing is slowly choking the Murray River

The buildup of sand at the Barmah Choke is four metres deep and is caused by increased sediment from mining and land clearing

The Guardian - AU

PwC Australia scandal: $27m river modelling contract referred to audit body

Murray-Darling Basin Authority seeks assurances that confidential information has not been compromised

The Guardian - AU

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NSW pleads for more time to meet Murray-Darling obligations ahead of water ministers meeting, election

New South Wales Water Minister Kevin Anderson has announced his state's position ahead of a meeting of water ministers on Friday.

ABC News

Murray-Darling Basin Authority ends contracts with First Nations advisory in northern basin

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority is urgently seeking an alternative forum to consult with First Nations communities in the northern basin, after cutting ties with an advisory group it says failed to deliver on contracts.

ABC News

Flooded Murray River residents in South Australia provided with incorrect daily flow data

Daily Murray River flow reports from the South Australian border have been used to inform community preparation throughout the ongoing flood crisis, but locals have just learned flows have actually been about 23 gigalitres higher than reported.

ABC News

Murray-Darling Basin Authority warns critical basin plan projects will not be completed on time

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority's new CEO warns a number of critical water-saving projects will not be delivered on time.

ABC News

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Management plan must consider First Nations, climate change, says new Murray-Darling Basin boss

Murray-Darling Authority Basin boss to reveal "great unfinished business of water management" as Basin Plan reaches a 10-year milestone.

ABC News

Birds are back, crops are growing – but is the Murray Darling Basin plan working?

It is 10 years since the $13bn scheme was launched to restore the 1,500km system, and with it comes intensive debate about whether it is on track

The Guardian - AU

Flooded river communities on high alert as more water released from Hume Dam

Flooded downriver communities are on high alert as more water is set to be released from the Hume Dam, and more heavy rain predicted.

ABC News

Murray crayfish in NSW ‘walk out of the river’ as flooding sucks oxygen from water

Operation under way to rescue aquatic animals in danger of suffocating after record rainfall produces ‘hypoxic blackwater’

The Guardian - AU

Time is running out on the Murray-Darling plan. Should Tanya Plibersek reach for the big guns?

NSW and Victoria have dragged their heels and now risk the federal government taking over Australia’s most important river system

The Guardian - AU

Dartmouth Dam spills for the first time in 26 years, residents welcome visitor influx

Tourists are flocking to north-eastern Victoria to watch the Murray-Darling Basin's largest water storage begin to spill.

ABC News

Murray-Darling dams approach capacity

The Murray Darling Basin Authority is managing water flows as heavy rains push dams to capacity, with one potentially overflowing for the first time since 1996.

AAP

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Murray Darling Basin Authority ponders how to fix sand build-up blocking river flow

A narrow section of the Murray River has seen its water flow capacity reduced by thousands of megalitres since the 1980s due to a build-up of sand. The Murray Darling Basin Authority are working on a solution, but none will come easily.

ABC News

Murray-Darling Basin report card shows state targets 'slipping behind' as water-saving deadline nears

A new report card by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority shows both state and federal governments have work to do if they want to meet targets.

The Guardian - AU

New Murray-Darling Basin Authority boss fails to mention environment in all-staff memo

Staff raise concerns after incoming chief executive Andrew McConville emphasises agricultural outcomes in introductory letter

ABC News

Oil and gas lobby boss to head Murray-Darling Basin Authority, as former LNP politician set to chair river study

A gas lobbyist and a former LNP politician have been appointed to Murray-Darling Basin roles only days out from the federal election being called.

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