Murray-Darling research and policy consultants
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1/ Our full report into the growth of private storages, and by extension floodplain harvesting is available here:
irnnsw.files.wordpress.com/2…
The bottom line is private dam storage has grown 2.4 times in the Northern NSW MDB since 1994
#Auspol #MurrayDarling #NSWPol #NSWFPH
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Your fruit loops is more valuable to famers then turtles in the ecosystem
Guardian Aus: the department had routinely delayed flows to parts of the region to prioritise harvesting of winter cereal crops, despite admitting this could cause ecological damage theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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Murray-Darling Basin Plan failing to improve river system, study finds abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-1… via @ABCaustralia
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Hilarious
AFR’s gas lobby glove puppet Angela McDonald Smith went to a popular FB page to find people to complain about solar installs
… but the members were onto her agenda and gave some great responses.
Stick to repeating gas industry talking points Angela, investigative journalism isn’t your thing.
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Here's our research on salmon econ: australiainstitute.org.au/re…
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Some facts about the salmon indy that seem to elude journos like @MizenRonald.
- Less than 1% of Tas jobs, it's not a "major employer".
- Entirely foreign owned, inc by JBS, convicted of bribery.
- Doesn't pay tax. No company tax payments for 4 years.
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Oh look, @tanya_plibersek has just given 3 huge coal mines an early xmas present.
These mines are as big as Sydney!
Full Coal Mine Tracker post here: australiainstitute.org.au/co…
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A $13 billion, 30-yr flop
Landmark study reveals stark failure to halt Murray-Darling River decline theconversation.com/a-13-bil… @ConversationEDU While ever likes of Joyce and Taylor are in precincts of Parli- never mind in Govt, the M-DBP will remain an expensive rorting opportunity
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A $13 billion, 30-year flop: landmark study reveals stark failure to halt Murray-Darling River decline theconversation.com/a-13-bil… via @ConversationEDU
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The ‘political guillotine’ that saw 32 bills rushed through the Senate without debate on Thursday was only made possible by the @Greens. 👇Here’s the story👇 on their knifing of democracy and how they stabbed their young followers in the back. 🔪🩸#auspol michaelwest.com.au/green-gui…
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Time to prioritise the environment before mining
@AlboMP
The MDBA should have been across these findings long before the reports release. Credit and thanks to all 12 scientists:
theconversation.com/a-13-bil… via
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🧵1/4: Statement from the Elders Council of Dharriwaa Elders Group 29 November 2024.
"Opportunity for NSW Government to work differently in its response to the fine burden on disadvantaged communities".
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I'm incensed by the NT's broken water management system! Thanks for exposing the truth, let's demand a Royal Commission to protect our iconic rivers and savannas
The cotton industry claims most cotton grown in the NT will not be irrigated & therefore not destroy rivers.
But, our analysis shows that NT cotton needs to be irrigated to make a profit. This and other cotton untruths explained here. 👇
territoryrivers.org.au/repor…
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Did you know freshwater eels journey from ocean depths to rivers, lakes, and backwaters—then back again? Dr. Malcolm Johnson, a passionate eel advocate from Lutrawita/Tasmania, shares their epic story on this week’s pod. 🎧 Dive in wherever you get your podcasts!
The cotton industry claims that cotton in the NT will be rainfed (dryland).
But, our analysis shows that the only way cotton can be profitable in the NT is if it's irrigated. 👇
territoryrivers.org.au/repor…
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Linton Besser, award-winning investigative journalist, named new Media Watch host theguardian.com/media/2024/n…