Murray-Darling Basin
Menindee residents ask officials to drink town’s water as reassurance after massive fish kill
WaterNSW testing shows drinking supply passes Australian cleanliness guidelines but community remains unconvinced about river management
Otis Filley in Menindee
21, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM
Flood and heat: why millions of fish are dying in western NSW
How did the latest mass fish kill happen? How does it differ from previous events and how can we stop it happening again?
Graham Readfearn
20, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM
‘All this here will kill this river’: traditional owners grieve for the Darling-Baaka after mass fish death
Barkandji people say they are tired of fighting for the health of the river after millions of fish died in a hypoxic blackwater event
Otis Filley in Menindee
20, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM
‘The smell is next level’: millions of dead fish spanning kilometres of Darling-Baaka river begin to rot
Releasing environmental water held downstream could help stem the spread of poor quality water, experts say
Graham Readfearn
18, Mar, 2023 @5:04 AM
‘Unfathomable’: millions of dead fish blanket river near Menindee in latest mass kill
Authorities blame low oxygen levels made worse by receding flood waters as locals say latest event much more severe than previously
Adam Morton Climate and environment editor
17, Mar, 2023 @6:23 AM
I’ve watched the Murray-Darling for 30 years and I’ve never seen carp numbers like this
The great flood of late 2022 changed the ecology of the basin’s rivers, and not in a good way
Adam Kerezsy
13, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM
Drought and flooding rains: the Murray-Darling Basin water rights balancing act
Floods brought the Macquarie Marshes back to life, but landholders need guaranteed environmental flows to help maintain a healthy marsh ecosystem that also supports businesses
Gabrielle Chan photography by Mike Bowers
04, Mar, 2023 @7:00 PM
Second mass fish death in Menindee in two weeks prompts calls for water quality monitoring
Huge increase in fish numbers, particularly carp, during floods has lowered dissolved oxygen levels in lower Darling-Baaka River to less than 2mg/L
Fleur Connick
03, Mar, 2023 @1:18 AM
Murray-Darling Basin plan in chaos as Victoria and NSW oppose further water buybacks
Both states are behind on their commitments and Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says South Australia is being left ‘high and dry’
Anne Davies and Lisa Cox
24, Feb, 2023 @8:06 AM
Menindee mass fish kill: thousands of carp dead amid water quality fears
Deaths the result of deoxygenation caused by carp population boom at NSW weir, primary industries department says
Fleur Connick
22, Feb, 2023 @2:00 PM
New NSW plan for Murray-Darling saves almost no water
The state government’s previous proposal was slammed by experts as lacking scientific evidence. There are concerns the next iteration is no better
Anne Davies
06, Feb, 2023 @12:03 AM
Activists call for immediate halt to duck and kangaroo hunting after Murray Darling floods
Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia have increased kangaroo harvest quotas for 2023 but impact from floods yet to be assessed
Fleur Connick
17, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
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