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Tag: Murray-Darling-Basin-Authority
Murray Darling to get water theft sheriff
The government has announced plans to appoint an Inspector-General to tackle water theft in the Murray Darling.
Noticeboard: new chair, directors for Destination NSW
Also in this wrap: LGA Tasmania reappoints Katrena Stephenson as CEO; Nick Mitzevich appointed director of the National Gallery; and Donald Cant Watts Corke appoints Michael Chant as a director.
Opinion – Murray Darling debacle shows the failure of federalism
The current standoff over water allocations in the Murray Darlin Basin is as good an example as you could ever find of how Australia’s federal system is broken. The Murray…
New report supports water return to lower Murray Darling
Opponents of releasing more water into the Murray Darling river system for environmental purposes have suffered a defeat. A new independent report says the plan to add 450 gigalitres (GL)…
SA goes it alone on Murray-Darling Royal Commission
South Australia will launch its own Royal Commission into the allocation of water under the Murray-Darling Basin Agreement. The moves follows a number of damning reports on allegations of water…
Five years on, Murray Darling plan ‘eroded’
It is five years ago today (22 November) since the announcement of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. But not everybody is happy. The Basin Plan is the latest attempt to reconcile…
Robots under remote control orders from the classroom
See Canberra’s highlights by cyborg.