River Murray

River Murray plight makes French news

The Independent Weekly (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

The collapse of Australia’s greatest river system is now the subject of a documentary on European television.

Small allocation rise for Murray irrigators

The Independent Weekly (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009

South Australia's River Murray irrigators have been granted a small increase in their water allocations.

restoring the River Murray?

Public Opinion (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

As we know the rivers and wetlands in the Murray-Darling Basin experience water scarcity because state governments divert too much water primarily for irrigation. This is the over-allocation problem that the federal government is struggling to fix. Richard Kingsford, the director of the Australian Wetlands and Rivers Centre, University of...

Cubbie buyout 'not helpful' to Murray

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

A WATER expert has warned that buying Australia's biggest cotton farm and its water rights for environmental flows would only marginally help the Murray River recover.

South Australia Hit By November Heatwave

Sky News (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009

... facing a crisis over its water supply.Adelaide and the surrounding area lies at the end of the River Murray, a vast source of water for much of Australia.But because of a combination of low rainfall and over-irrigation, parts of the region are desperately short of water.Lakes are shrinking and drying up, and many farmers are going out of business.South Australia uses only 7% of the...

Irrigators free to carry over water allocations

The Independent Weekly (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009

Irrigators will be free to carry over their unused water allocations from the current financial year into 2010/11, the State Government says.

Little cheer for wineries

Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009

... poor brands and low margins, many large investment scheme vineyards and small growers along the River Murray."The base of the problem will be among our Riverland and Sunraysia growers (in Victoria and South Australia) who are forced to either rip-out their vines or take government packages and walk away from their properties," Mr Harvey said.The report showed that the volatile...

Father 'held in care' for shooting son

The Age (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

Fearing he was dying, Frank Harton was so concerned for the future of his disabled son that he took a gun and shot the 47-year-old during a holiday on the River Murray, east of Adelaide, in February 2008.

Father 'held in care' for shooting son

Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

Fearing he was dying, Frank Harton was so concerned for the future of his disabled son that he took a gun and shot the 47-year-old during a holiday on the River Murray, east of Adelaide, in February 2008.

Death on the Lower Lakes

The Independent Weekly (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009

State River Murray Minister Karlene Maywald says that a drought has resulted in a steady decline in the lake’s water levels and quality.“Salinity in the lake is increasing due mainly to natural evaporation and is predicted to increase further with the onset of warmer weather,” she said.But she’s wrong. It’s not “natural evaporation” which is to blame. Un-natural irrigation and over-exploitation...

Fresh water released into the Coorong

The Independent Weekly (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009

More than 14 gigalitres of fresh water is being released into South Australia's Coorong, which has been hit hard by diminished flows down the Murray.

Man held after shooting disabled son

Tax cuts will go ahead: Rudd (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009

... Harton shot his mentally disabled son in the face at close range while they were on holiday on the River Murray, east of Adelaide, in February 2008.Harton had feared he was dying at the time and was concerned that there would be no one left to care for his son after he was gone.The fears about his own health were unfounded.But after receiving several psychiatric reports and taking...

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Man held after shooting disabled son

The Age (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009

... Harton shot his mentally disabled son in the face at close range while they were on holiday on the River Murray, east of Adelaide, in February 2008.Harton had feared he was dying at the time and was concerned that there would be no one left to care for his son after he was gone.The fears about his own health were unfounded.But after receiving several psychiatric reports and taking...

Man held after shooting disabled son

Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009

... Harton shot his mentally disabled son in the face at close range while they were on holiday on the River Murray, east of Adelaide, in February 2008.Harton had feared he was dying at the time and was concerned that there would be no one left to care for his son after he was gone.The fears about his own health were unfounded.But after receiving several psychiatric reports and taking...