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Man found dead in Victorian floods

Another man has been found dead in Victorian floodwaters, as residents in the state's north are being told to evacuate.

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Victorian floods worsen near Echuca as emergency warnings remain in place for thousands

Communities along the Murray River band together to help those in need as waters keep rising to levels not seen in decades. But as levees are built, decisions have to be made about what can be saved.

ABC News

Heavy Vic rain brings SA Murray flooding

Heavy rains across Victoria are expected to lead to flooding in communities around the River Murray in South Australia.

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Australia’s ambassador to be summoned after Jerusalem reversal – as it happened

Labor will reverse Coalition decision to recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. This blog is now closed

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Victorians brace for renewed flooding

Victoria is set to be pummelled with more rain this week after thousands of residents were already forced to flee their homes due to unprecedented floods.

AAP

Fish boost for urban lakes in fight back against species decline

The five-year plan includes changes to the take limit for golden perch and restricted areas for Murray cod, as well as classifications of trout waters and prohibited waters.

The Canberra Times

Time is running out on the Murray-Darling plan. Should Tanya Plibersek reach for the big guns?

NSW and Victoria have dragged their heels and now risk the federal government taking over Australia’s most important river system

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Murray-Darling Basin plan on the brink after NSW says it cannot meet water savings deadline

Failure infuriates other states and may force Tanya Plibersek to impose highly controversial buybacks

The Guardian - AU

Murray River business owners worry flood warning could dry up summer trading

Tourists are being urged to continue to visit river communities, despite a flood advice message, to support the towns which rely on peak summer season support.

ABC News

Murray-Darling dams approach capacity

The Murray Darling Basin Authority is managing water flows as heavy rains push dams to capacity, with one potentially overflowing for the first time since 1996.

AAP

PS Rodney shipwreck reveals one of Australia's earliest and most violent industrial disputes

Today marks the 128th anniversary of PS Rodney's fiery demise at the height of one of Australia's most violent industrial episodes.

ABC News

River red gums record the history and health of the Murray River system. And they're suffering

Faced with declining water conditions and devastating drought, river red gums have suffered along some parts of the Murray River. But watering programs are bringing Country back to life.

ABC News

SA appoints advocate for Murray River

South Australia has appointed a commissioner for the Murray River as part of efforts to ensure the future health of the system.

AAP

Cat found in Lanarkshire rucksack on footpath as Scottish SPCA issue public appeal

Inspectors were alerted to the incident after a member of the public found the cat in a rucksack on a public footpath in the Murray area of East Kilbride on Tuesday, August 9.

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The Guardian - AU

‘Nothing off the table’ in bid to deliver 450GL of water for Murray-Darling, Labor says

Tanya Plibersek accuses the Coalition of preventing the delivery of water for South Australia through ‘brown tape’ bureaucracy

The Guardian - AU

Murray-Darling Basin Plan ‘cannot achieve’ environmental water savings target, report finds

Findings will increase calls for voluntary buybacks, which could provide the water quickly but would require legislation

ABC News

Irrigators say Murray-Darling Basin focus needs to be on delivering outcomes, not on deadlines

The delivery of 450 gigalitres of environmental water for South Australia has been a controversial topic — and irrigators say it is getting in the way of progress.

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Murray-Darling Basin critical for Australia's future, water advocates say, and time is running out

The Murray-Darling Basin has dictated human history in Australia, but now experts fear we are in a "water emergency" — and we don't have much time to act.

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The Guardian - AU

Calls for more water buybacks to sustain Murray Darling Basin as government continues to fall short of target

Just two gigalitres of a promised 450GL have been delivered so far ahead of the overdue Water for the Environment Special Account review

ABC News

Murray River paddle steamer PS Canally makes first voyage in 81 years

The PS Canally was merely a skeleton when she was saved from the bottom of the Murray River, but after 12 years of hard work from volunteers, she's back where she belongs.

AAP

SA irrigators get full water allocations

The South Australian government says irrigators along the Murray River will get their full water allocations from July.

ABC News

SA Murray River shack owners brace for flooding as water flow increases from La Niña events

Murray River shack owners have started to prepare for flooding as river flows increase and dams hit capacity. But the clouds have come with a silver lining for the local avifauna.

ABC News

Jet ski driver Daniel Patrick Liddell jailed over River Murray crash that killed boy

A man who killed a boy on the River Murray when he crashed into him with a jet ski has been jailed for at least two years.

ABC News

Which locations have provided the AFL with the most talent and the best players?

From Warrnambool to Wangaratta, Dartmoor to Darwin, and Glenelg to Glenorchy, AFL players learn their trade in all corners of the country — but which region has provided the league with the best players? Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson investigate.

AAP

Labor pledges water, aged care reforms

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, visiting Adelaide, has pledged reform to the Murray Darling Basin plan, along with $5 million to improve food in aged care.

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