by Belle Kelly | Sep 30, 2026 | Media Releases, News
A new Commonwealth report into the Murray Darling Basin reveals why Red Gums are wilting and Regent Parrots are threatened, with only a little over half the purported benefits of an irrigator offset actually eventuating. In 2017, Commonwealth and state ministers cut...
by Belle Kelly | Aug 4, 2026 | Media Releases, News
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Conservation and bird advocacy organisations are calling for an urgent national response to strengthen wetland resilience and protect vulnerable waterbird populations as H5N1 bird flu hits the Murray-Darling Basin. The call follows...
by Anna McGuire | Jul 9, 2026 | Media Releases, News
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 With H5 Bird Flu now confirmed in Australia, the Murray-Darling Conservation Alliance is calling for an emergency response to strengthen the resilience and health of critical wetland bird habitat across the Murray-Darling Basin. “The already...
by Murray Darling Conservation Alliance | Apr 30, 2026 | Media Releases, News
Australia’s largest river system is in an unacceptably distressed state, with water being extracted for irrigation at unsustainable rates at the expense of river communities, wetlands, and ecosystems, according to a major new submission to the Murray-Darling Basin...
by Murray Darling Conservation Alliance | Feb 5, 2026 | Media Releases, News
As a major review of the Murray Darling Basin Plan begins today, the Murray-Darling Conservation Alliance will push for a bold and ambitious response to return Australia’s largest river system to health. . Public consultation on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan Review...
by Murray Darling Conservation Alliance | Feb 5, 2026 | Media Releases, News
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 As the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is set to kick off its 10 year review, a leading group of tourism, Traditional Owner, science, health and conservation organisations are calling on the Albanese government to be brave and ambitious in...
