Dead in the Water
A new deal to save the Murray-Darling basin has been brokered by Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, following another mass fish kill, and a survey finding not a single adult Murray Cod in the Lower Darling-Bakka.
This was recorded on Tuesday 5th September 2023 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest:
Kate McBride, Researcher and Parliamentary Liason Officer, the Australia Institute // @Kate_McBride_1
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett
Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey
Edited by: Emily Perkins
Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
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