Notwithstanding flooding rains and Cyclone Alfred delivering exceptional rains, inland and the Murray-Darling/Barka Rivers are struggling to survive a heating climate and the over-extraction of water. Tracey Carpenter reports.
Tracey Carpenter
Rising Tide climate activists disrupted Opposition Leader Peter Dutton鈥檚 speech at the Lowy Institute, holding up a banner reading: 鈥淣UCLEAR LIES COST US ALL鈥. Tracey Carpenter reports.
Climate, environment and water campaigners are fighting what they see as Labor鈥檚 walk back on its promised reforms to the main environmental law, the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. Tracey Carpenter reports.
As reforms to save聽rivers are being debated in the Senate, First Nations elders are calling for their water rights to be enshrined in law. Tracey Carpenter reports.
The campaign for fair聽water flow and better monitoring and regulation in the Murray Darling Basin Plan has to continue, argues Tracey Carpenter.
The Central West Environment Council聽has called on New South Wales Labor to close production at Newcrest鈥檚 Cadia Holdings鈥 gold mine, near Orange, to protect the community from toxic dust poisoning water tanks. Tracey Carpenter reports.
Ngiyampaa elder Dr Beryl Carmichael says record flooding on the Darling River was caused by bad policies, including the privatisation of water. Tracey Carpenter 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听
Water campaigners are optimistic that new minister Tanya Plibersek will deliver the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in full. Tracey Carpenter reports.
The approach of those聽seeking to be elected to the Murray-Darling Basin and its聽water distribution plan needs to weighed up because too much water is still being allocated to irrigators. Tracey Carpenter reports.
The NSW government's third attempt聽to聽expand聽the privatisation of water has been averted. Tracey Carpenter reports.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce thinks he can shore up his New England seat by talking up the widely-criticised Dungowan Dam project at Tamworth. Tracey Carpenter reports.
Wounded Country is a provocative record of voices from the frontline of the land and water grab of the past two centuries, writes Tracey Carpenter.
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