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River Murray System

The Murray Darling Basin

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ABC news report May 2021

Welcome back, Darling
ABC report 9 May 2021

MURRAY-DARLING NEWS ARTICLES

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Creating a sustainable Murray-Darling. (2020). Retrieved 17/8/20, from https://www.natureaustralia.org.au/what-we-do/our-priorities/land-and-freshwater/land-freshwater-stories/creating-a-sustainable-murray-darling/
Canberra Threatens Takeover of Rivers
Proposed political solutions to the Murray Darling problems
State Waterfight Flares Over Findings Lower Murray Needs More Fresh Water
Results of a CSIRO report
Historic Murray-Darling water deal lauded by Victorian Traditional Owners
March 2022 article
Calls for more water buybacks to sustain Murray Darling Basin
July 2022 article about the role of government and water users

MURRAY-DARLING BASIN VIDEOS

Image: Catchments | Murray-Darling Basin Authority
Catchments (2020). Retrieved 13 August 2020, from https://www.mdba.gov.au/discover-basin/catchments

Rivers of Australia (4 mins)
Brief overview of Australia's rivers 2020
Problems with the Murray Darling Basin Plan
Behind the News (BTN) episode 2017
Murray-Darling Warning
Behind the News (BTN) episode 2019

Behind the News : Murray River Controversy (3 mins) 2017

MURRAY DARLING BASIN WEBSITES

Image: Ecology Way. 2020. Murray-Darling: When The River Runs Dry. [online] Available at: [Accessed 13 August 2020].
The Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA)
Policies and media releases from the MDBA
River Murray
How the South Australian government is managing water resources

Drainage Basins of the World’s Longest Rivers

Drainage Basins of the World’s Longest Rivers
Map showing the Murray Darling drainage basin and many other international rivers' drainage basins

Dunggula: The Murray River animation

Dunggula tells the Bangerang creation story of the Murray River. The story takes place in the Goulburn Valley region of modern-day Northern Victoria. 'Dunggula: The Murray River' tells of how the landscapes we know today were transformed and created through a journey of magical events covering 2500kms of ground and passing through many traditional boundaries.

The Dead Sea

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DEAD SEA NEWS ARTICLES

Image: Dead Sea Sink Holes
An Aerial View Photo shows Sinkholes Created by the Drying of.. Getty Images, Inc, Seattle, 2011. elibrary, https://explore-proquest-com.scopus.idm.oclc.org/elibrary/document/1972812999?accountid=158210.

Dead Sea Salt, Wounds and Treasures
Causes of water loss and possible solutions (2018)
Is the Dead Sea Drying Up?
What is causing the Dead Sea to dry up? (2020)
Dead Sea: from world wonder to sink hole nightmare
Causes and effects of the sinkhole problem at the Dead Sea (2015)
Can Israel and Jordan Cooperate to Save the Dying Dead Sea?
Political and economic aspects of the Dead Sea problems (2018)
Analysis of Dead Sea sediment shows 15,000-year-old climate phase periods (via elibrary)
Jerusalem Post. May 1, 2022
True living with the Dead Sea
Jerusalem Post. Apr 24, 2022.
Catastrophe looms for Dead Sea as incoming water sources dry up
Jerusalem Post. May 15, 2022

DEAD SEA VIDEOS

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i24NEWS English. 2020. The Dead Sea : Special Report. [online] Available at: [Accessed 17 August 2020].
Dead Sea: From world wonder to sinkhole nightmare
Saving the Dead Sea from Sinkholes
Hebrew with English subtitles
The Dead Sea in 3 Year Time Lapse: 04/2016- 04/2019
1 minute video showing the changing levels of The Dead Sea (www.deadsearevival.org)