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Environment
Tracey Ferrier

Federal cash to help protect treasured wetlands

Curlew sandpipers are among species set to benefit from improved habitats near the Murray mouth. (HANDOUT/Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water)

The federal government has promised $17 million to improve the health of one of Australia's most important wetland areas.

The region, at the end of the River Murray in South Australia, provides vital habitat for a host of native aquatic and bird species, but is also used by some of the planet's most impressive travellers.

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