Calendar Index

08/01/09  Delay on SA lakes flood Tom Arup The Age South Australia;

06/01/09  Finance doubts for mill Tom Arup The Age - with Andrew Darby Tasmania;

Waste National 05/01/09 Garrett shoots down Gunns hopes on pulp mill / Blow for Gunns planned $2.2 billion Tasmanian pulp mill. Ben Cubby The Age Breaking News / smh.com.au, with AAP

04/01/09   Australia fails to act on wetland obligations Carmel Egan and John Elder , The Age

04/01/09   Bird species threatened The Age John Elder

29/12/08 Activists 'disrupting' Japanese whalers AFP

28/12/08 Activists 'disrupting' Japanese whalers AAP

23/12/08 Whalers 'sighted in Antarctica' Andrew Darby The Age

06/10/08  Fish stock at risk in climate change, Mark Metherell, The Age 

23/09/08 Birds of a feather in trouble together, and the waders most of all  

11/09/08 Buyback may give billions of litres to rivers Peter Ker The Age

Water State 02/09/08 Study raps state's farm water caps, Royce Millar The Age Feature  our highlighting  

27/08/08  Waste not, want not Peter Ker The Age Feature 

25/08/08 Time to account for our water Nick Xenophon The Age Opinion

23/06/08 When it comes to water, quality is no less vital than quantity, Peter Fisher, The Age

23/06/08 Here's how the Murray can live, Kenneth Davidson The Age Opinion

21/06/08 Time to dither about the Murray has run out ; Editorial The Age

21/06/08 When the river runs dry, Martin Flanagan The Age Related

21/06/08 Campbell floats compo plan for Japanese whalers Michelle Grattan The Age

20/06/08 Goulburn River health check 'very poor', Chris Hammer, Canberra The Age

20/06/08 Murray-Darling may be dead before States act, Paul Sinclair, ACF; The Age, Opinion

20/06/08 Running out of time, Chris Hammer, The Age

19/06/08 Murray lakes may be lost, Chris Hammer, The Age

19/06/08 Murray-Darling full of carp: report The Age

18/06/08 Murray-Darling months from disaster, The Age AAP

18/06/08 Murray-Darling Basin is dying: report, AAP Related

16/06/08 Murrumbidgee accused of hogging water, AAP

Water State  03/05/08 Look to Tasmania for water answers ; Kenneth Davidson, The Age, Opinion our highlighting  

Water State   29/04/08 Rudd's 'me-too' $3bn buyback Chris Hammer and Peter Ker, The Age  

  20/03/08 Murray lakes could be opened to the sea Chris Hammer, The Age South Australia;

 19/03/08  Water too cheap in Australia: OECD., AAP  

14/03/08   Patron of rivers - Peter Cullen dies By Sarina Locke, www.abc.net.au/rural

05/03/08 Cut drought aid to farmers, Rudd told Darren Gray, Canberra< The Age

State News 03/02/08 Garrett slammed in dredging appeal Peter Gregory, The Age Port Phillip 

 Water State 26/02/08 The Snowy – some light at the end of the tunnel? Juliet Le Feuvre, Environment Victoria East Gippsland and Goolengook

04/02/08 Marine environment left unprotected by weak laws, By Chris Smyth ACF , http://www.sciencealert.com.au  

 04/02/08 Port body still facing two clean-up orders Adam Morton, The Age our highlighting links

Water National 24/01/08 Garrett to face fresh dredge case The Age Port Phillip Jan 08; Melbourne, Jan 08

Water State 23/01/08 Peter Garrett tips a bonanza for bay after dredging Nick Higginbottom and Ellen Whinnett, The Herald Sun Port Phillip Jan 08; Melbourne, Jan 08

22/01/08 Platypus swam with the dinosaurs By Chee Chee Leung, science reporter, The Age

22/01/08   Flight spies on Japan whaling Andrew Darby, Hobart, The Age

 Water OS 21/01/08 Greenpeace maintains pressure on whale fleet Andrew Darby and Orietta Guerrera, The Age Antarctica

17/01/08 Rudd calls for calm over whaling stand-off AAP

 17/01/08  Water State 17/01/08 Deeply disturbing - Jeremy Loftus-Hills, The Age, Opinion Port Phillip Jan 08; Melbourne, Jan 08 Great Overview of economic imperatives and background -our highlights Related

Water OS 15/01/08 Japan eyes resuming commercial whaling AAP Antarctica Australia Japan ; International Whaling Commission

11/01/08  Shooters migrating south for duck hunt Mathew Murphy, The Age Tasmania; Victoria;

 11/01/08 Former minister joins anti-whaling crusade ABC News Online

 11/01/08 Follow that whale, protest ship 'told' Andrew Darby, Hobart, The Age our highlighting 10/01/08  Dredge to raise bay level: Garrett Clay Lucas, Env Reporter The Age  

09/01/08 Water State 09/01/08 Channel deepening delay to affect bay beaches Clay Lucas, The Age

09/01/08 Water State 09/01/08 Oil survey may disturb blue whales Andrew Darby, The Age South West Jan 08

07/01/08  Water State  07/10/08 CHANNEL DEEPENING IS A BILLION DOLLAR WHITE ELEPHANT! BLUE WEDGES MEDIA RELEASE Port Phillip Jan 08; Melbourne, Jan 08

15/12/07 Gathering true whale numbers Jo Chandler, The Age

10/12/07 Murray-Darling inflows 'at record lows' AAP

Residents of dying lake get chance to slip into something more comfortable Chee Chee Leung, Benalla, The Age Murray Basin Dec 07

 05/12/07 Where to water The Age Feature

National Climate 11/11/07 Key questions to ask before judging climate change policies Brendan Mackey, The Age Our highlighing

04/11/07 Rain drain - secret Snowy water grab Carmel Egan and Jason Dowling The Age New South Wales; Victoria; Links

 02/11/07 Wimmera water dire Rachel Kleinman, The Age Wimmera; Murray Basin our highlighting

 26/10/07 Federal Court Challenge to Channel Deepening approvals Blue Wedges Media Release Links to donate:

18/10/07 Our water future  The Education Age - Feature  

18/10/07 Warming turns Barrier Reef acidic By Rachel Kleinman, The Age Queensland; Links

11/10/07 Giant WA gas project gets green light Rebecca Le May, AAP Western Australia our highlighting

Water State 9/10/07 Ship deal signed and sealed Dan Harrison, The Age Melbourne; Port Phillip South Australia; New South Wales Victoria;

08/10/07 People must cope with less water: expert  AAP; South Australia;

07/10/07 Fear of a dry planet Meg Mundell The Age, Feature

06/10/07 Drought keeps Murray water quality under stress Orietta Guerrera, The Age Murray Basin Oct 07; South Australia;

05/10/07 River Murray needs rain soon: authority AAP South Australia;

05/10/07 Report calls for water plan for regions AAP; South Australia;

04/10/07 Qld Greens fear Traveston Dam nod AAP Queensland;

03/10/07 There are alternatives to our wasteful use of water Prof John Langford, The Age Opinion

02/10/07 Water fund drained by election spree Jessica Irvine Economics Correspondent SMH

No water savings in Goulburn pipeline's first year; Orietta Guerrera. The Age; Murray Basin Oct 07 our highlighting

01/10/07 Green future for plastics Philip Hopkins AAP

01/10/07 Brumby rejects SA water claims  AAP

Murray Valley has six weeks' water: govt AAP New South Wales, Sept 07

27/09/07 Minister tips many will leave the land; Jewel Topsfield, The Age

 26/09/07 Homesick crocs hightail it back home AAP

Climate National 26/09/07 Go west to seek food fortunes, says Howard adviser Katharine Murphy, Canberra, The Age

26/09/07 Support still on, but climate change may have last say ; Tim Colebatch, The Age Business

 26/09/07 Virtual water is a reality check The Age , Letters

26/09/07 $150,000 to leave the land, Jewel Topsfield,Canberra, The Age

18/09/07 Farmers' plight worsening, says Vaile, AAP

18/09/07 Murray Valley growers to sue over water AAP

18/09/07 SA irrigators ponder action over cuts , AAP South Australia; Sept 07

Water OS 17/09/07 Conservationists launch battle of the Coral Sea; Lariss Dubecki, The Age Coral Sea

16/09/07 Is it the end of the line for the albatross? John Elder, The Age; Japan Australia United Nations Environment Program

 15/09/07 Hope funds won't dry up as sports fields do The Age

 14/09/07 Farmers question Turnbull water decision AAP; Queensland;

08/08/07 NSW may retract basin plan support Jewel Topsfield; The Age; New South Wales

07/08/07 Politics muddy water reform plans, Edwyna Harris, The Age, Opinion

Roof water set to fill Melbourne pool. The Age our highlighting, Port Phillip; Melbourne August 07

04/08/07 Qld Nats will support water plan: Vaile, The Age; Queensland;

03/08/07 NSW ministers doubt Murray plan: report; The Age; New South Wales

02/08/07 Murray irrigators face zero water, Orietta Guerrera, Rural Affairs Reporter, The Age

30/07/07 Bank backs privatised Australian water The Age

26/07/07 Water crisis far worse than thought Rachel Kleinman, The Age

18/06/07 Saving the salt of the earth - Water shortage has windy solution, www.beyondzeroemissions.org Links

Climate OS 01/06/07World Water Trust lists at small premium AAP Australia UK US France our highlighting

01/06/07 Let's hear it for natural gas Belinda Robinson, The Age, Business Day

 Climate National 31/05/07 $80m for Central Coast dam pipeline, AAP Interstate

 Water State 23/05/07 Bracks pulls plug on Murray-Darling plan, AAP Murray Basin May 07

Water OS 20/05/07 Australian households world's worst at water use Josh Gordon, The Age; Australia US Bangladesh Canada China Britain Links

Water State 18/05/07 Water use low but Nats angry, Ben Doherty and David Rood, The Age, Port Phillip Our highlighting

 18/05/07 'Unlimited' water could be on tap, The Age , Ben Doherty New South Wales; Victoria; Queensland; our highlighting

18/05/07 Green groups fear water going up in steam The Age, Mathew Murphy

17/05/07 Rio to cut coal jobs as drought bites into power, Tan Hwee Ann and Michele Batchelor, The Age,

04/05/07 Science to clear up cloud potential, Chee Chee Leung, The Age

 'Drought-proof' dam hits record low level, The Age Melbourne March 07

 09/03/07 Push grows for Top End cotton, Jewel Topsfield, The Age Links

09/03/07 Brisbane braces for stage 5 restrictions Daniel Sankey, Brisbane, The Age Queensland;

07/03/07 Qld govt 'failed to act on water report', AAP Queensland;

06/03/07 Queensland dams to hit 5%, Tony Moore | Brisbane Times

06/03/07Adelaide desalination plant considered, AAP OUR Highlighting; South Australia;

06/03/07 The hen or your hip pocket? Choosing the kindest egg in the supermarket, The Age Links

02/03/07 Victoria set to reject water plan. AAP

 21/02/07 Six critical tests for the Murray-Darling agreement, Media Release; ACF; EV; IRN;

 20/02/07 Crop production worst in 20 years , AAP

20/02/07 Pea-brained yabbies reveal sixth sense AAP

National 16/02/07 Turnbull an investor in MIS tax-break company, Nassim Khadem and Katharine Murphy, The Age , Business

16/02/07 Our descendants will pay for our inaction on the great rivers, Paul Sinclair, Environment Victoria , The Age , Opinion

15/02/07 A mouth for the Murray,, The Age

14/02/07 Costello defends non-timber MIS tax rulingLiam Egan, http://www.moneymanagement.com.au

12/02/07 Watery figures, The Age, Letters, Peter Baxter, Ararat

07/02/07 Tax Office planning MIS tax crackdown, ABC Rural NSW Links

07/02/07 Govt defends rural business tax change, Sydney Morning Herald

25/01/07 Flannery questions PM's plan, The Age

 25/01/07 Red tape strangling vital water plans, state warns

25/01/07 States oppose water grab, The Age

25/01/07 PM's bid to run rivers, Jewel Topsfield and Michelle Grattan, The Age

25/01/07 Tired of waiting, Howard set to detonate water bomb, Jewel Topsfield, The Age

22/01/07 Toilets top as water-saving option, AAP

21/01/07 Turnbull slams Labor's water summit call, AAP

16/01/07 Gunning for gardeners is grossly unfair, The Age, Letters

13/01/07 'Extreme' water crisis plan under fire, Rachel Kleinman, The Age; Melbourne Jan 07

11/01/07 Battle brews over Beattie river auction, Mathew Murphy and Wendy Frew, The Age

04/01/07  Drying up: Murray on the brink, Jewel Topsfield, Canberra, The Age

02/01/07 Whither our weather? By Tim Flannery, The Age , Opinion

01/03/07 SA releases costing for Murray weir, AAP; South Australia;

30/12/06 Australia losing fresh water, The Age

20/10/06 PM convert on warming? Just a politician, actually, By Kenneth Davidson, The Age Opinion

16/10/06 Unholy trinity set to drag us into the abyss, Ian Dunlop, Sydney Morning Herald, Opinion

10/10/06 Australia in danger of 'drying out', AAP

10/10/06 Bracks back Tassie water trade, The Age Tasmania; Victoria;

10/10/06 Healthy gardens just the start for healthy community, By Beth Spencer, The Age Opinion

09/10/06 No pain, no grain: 87% of crops tipped to fail Philip Hopkins, The Age , Business

08/10/06 Dammed near extinct? The Age Queensland;

06/10/06 Water prices sky-high as farmers battle to survive drought, Rod Myer, The Age , Business

03/10/06 Innovative water ideas must not be allowed to evaporate, Steve Burrell, The Age Business, Opinion

O/S 03/10/06 ; 03/10/06  Leak muddies water around miner's plan to shift river Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin, The Age Australia Switzzerland

01/10/06  Reef fishing ban to remain for a further 7 years Jewel Topsfield, Canberra, The Age

 River Murray dredging gets more funds ; AAP South Australia; Sept 06

27/09/06 PM's water chief once fired for 'talking gobbledegook', Misha Schubert, Canberra, with MATTHEW MURPHY, PETER KER The Age

26/09/06 Water ministry to tackle crisis, The Age

21/09/06 Water must go to those who deserve it most, the rich, Sharon Beder, The Age Opinion

18/09/06  AGL to build $230m power plant, The Age , Business North East Highlands; Murray Basin

18/09/06  Blueprint raises cost of water to drive reforms LINKS

17/09/06 Our country deserves a better approach to water, The Age Opinion Murray Basin

17/09/06 Water deals leave farmers in the dry, - Carmel Egan, The Age - our highlighting Murray Basin

Climate12/09/06 Water policy 'ignores climate change', - ABC Online

12/09/06 Businesses in new water restrictions, Greg Roberts , The Australian

12/09/06 Lack of accurate data on water 'could spark a rural credit crisis', -The Age , Simon Sharwood - Technology

04/09/06 Fast climate change surprises scientists, AAP- our highlighting

03/09/06 Water recycling under spotlight, Jason Koutsoukis, Canberra

31/08/06    Canberra critics bulldozed: ACF head, By Tim Colebatch, The Age

26/08/06  Fingers point over Snowy Hydro sale cost, - The Age - AAP

 26/08/06 Whalers and opponents set for collision on the high seas Simon Mann, The Age

26/08/06 Locals feel duped as the taps are turned off on a major tributary supplying the Snowy Liz Minchin, The Age

23/08/06 Labor wants 30% of waste water recycled, The Age

 23/08/06 Labor taps into waste water, Misha Schubert, Canberra, The Age

21/08/06 Plan to upgrade port is misguided, says Fox, Philip Hopkins, The Age, Business

16/08/06 Aussies need to rethink water usage: WWF' , August 16, AAP

16/08/06 Water shortage 'a global problem', By Imogen Foulkes , BBC News, - Links ; Geneva

15/08/06 Water recycling the way of the future - Greens Australian Greens - Senator Rachel Siewert- Media Release

09/08/06 Rival port goes full steam ahead, The Age Business Melbourne; Port Phillip August 06

08/08/06  Big dry's snow joke for ski resorts theage.com.au, with AAP North East Highlands August 06

30/06/06 Recycled water 'perfectly safe' to drink - The Age

28/06/06 Costello's five big targets, - Tim Colebatch, Canberra, The Age

 25/06/06 Banking farmers' fluid asset, The Age: Murray Basin June 06

17/07/06   Japanese poached $5bn worth of tuna, NIGEL AUSTIN, The Adelaide Advertiser Australia Japan; South Australia;

02/06/06 PM pulling out of Snowy sale,- The Herald Sun - Breaking News Mallee; Murray Basin June 06

Iemma rules out conscience vote on Snowy sale, The Age, Katharine Murphy and Orietta Guerrera June 02, 2006

31/05/06 Greens call for Snowy inquiry - From: AAP Mallee; Murray Basin May 06

31/05/06 Snowy uproar forces sale legislation, The Age Mallee; Murray Basin May 06

30/05/06 Nats MP calls for Snowy re-think, Katharine Murphy, The Age Mallee; Murray Basin May 06

29/05/06 Murray says no to Snowy in his fund, Sydney Morning Herald, Business Mallee; Murray Basin May 06

29/05/06 Hull to introduce private bill on Snowy, The Age Mallee; Murray Basin May 06

28/05/06 Community concerns flare over Snowy sale, The Age Mallee; Murray Basin May 06

26/05/06 Broadband 'more important' than Snowy,

- Fears over foreign ownership, - PM denies Snowy sale a scandal, The Age Mallee; Murray Basin May 06

26/05/06 Howard intends to sell Snowy Hydro, Annabel Stafford, Canberra, The Age Mallee; Murray Basin May 06

26/05/06 PM defends vote on Snowy Hydro sale, ABC Rural-Online Mallee; Murray Basin May 06

26/05/06 Investors flock to Snowy, - The Age , Business Mallee; Murray Basin May 06

25/05/2006  Farmers to test Snowy sell-off. Rick Wallace, Victorian political reporter, The Australian - Science and Nature

24/05/06 Costello declares Snowy Hydro sale legal, The Age Mallee; Murray Basin May 06

24/05/06 Govts push ahead with Snowy sale, The Age Mallee; Murray Basin May 06

24/05/06 Sale of Snowy Hydro shares 'illegal', Costello should read the Constitution , Greens media - Mallee; Murray Basin May 06

24/05/06 Insurance makes Snowy Hydro happy , Alan Kohler, The Age Mallee; Murray Basin May 06

22/05/06 Snowy registration opens, The Age Mallee; Murray Basin May 06

 11/05/06 Red gum wetland forests clearfelled - EV Media Release Murray Basin May 06 : New South Wales May 11, 2006

09/05/06 $500m injection for ailing Murray River, The Age Murray Basin May 06 ; New South Wales

09/05/06 $500m plan to fix ailing river system, -By Michael Gordon, Brendan Nicholson and Michelle Grattan The Age Murray Basin May 06 

 6th May 2006 - Switzerland - More plants and animals join 'red list' of endangered species, By Stephen Cauchi, The Age May 6, 2006

 24/04/06 ; 24/04/2006 Basin at boiling point, Ask an expert - Liz Minchin, The Age; Mallee; Murray Basin April 06

29/03/06 Scientific whaling a 'sham', Campbell says Australian Broadcasting Corporation LATELINE Interview, Tony Jones

29/03/06 Snowy scheme sale signed off by Senate The Age

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21/12/05 Plans to sell the Snowy scheme: Jonathan Harley, Australian Broadcasting Corporation East Gippsland and Goolengook

27/5/04 - "Position Paper on the proposed Port of Melbourne's project to deepen Port Phillip Bay's Shipping channel - DIVA - Media release

02/5/04 - "Port warns trade could run aground" - The Sunday Age

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MDBC River plan targets key Murray sites - Annabel Crabb, Melissa Fyfe - The Age - Murray Basin - November 2003

Murray water headache for Howard,- Tim Colebatch, Economics Editor, The Age Murray Basin - October 2003

Forest giants fall to unquenchable thirst of farmland - By Melissa Fyfe Murray Basin - - August 2003

 Slow death of the once mighty Murray , - The Age Murray Basin - July 2003

July 2003 - Murray Cod added to the List of threatened Species Murray Basin - July 2003

State - June 03 ; Nat - June 03 Salt and drought hit Murray's redgums, By Melissa Fyfe, Environment Reporter, The Age ; -Murray Basin - June 2003 Links

Draft Plan to Eliminate Trout in Australia, Goulburn Valley Fly Fishing Centre Murray Basin Dec 2002 Links

River Murray Wetland Database is now being funded by the Murray-Darling Basin Commission (MDBC) until April 2003.NSW Murray Wetlands Working Group Inc.Newsletter Dec 2002 Murray Basin Dec 2002

The draft native Fish Strategy for the Murray-Darling basin has been released for public comment, The Australian Society for Fish Biology, National News Links Murray Basin July 2002

 Water National 05/09/97 EL NINO THREAT OF TOXIC ALGAL BLOOMS CSIRO MEDIA RELEASE 97/177 Queensland; South Australia; Victoria; New South Wales; Murray Basin Sept 97 Related

05/09/97 EL NINO THREAT OF TOXIC ALGAL BLOOMS CSIRO MEDIA RELEASE 97/177 Queensland; South Australia; Victoria; New South Wales; Climate - Murray Basin Sept 97 Related

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