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Murray-Darling River facing environmental disaster

Diminishing water levels on the Darling River, near Menindee

Diminishing water levels on the Darling River, near Menindee Source: AAP

The Murray–Darling Basin is Australia's largest river system, Covering an area of more than one million square kilometers.


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By Douglas Smith

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The Murray–Darling Basin is Australia's largest river system, Covering an area of more than one million square kilometers.


It is facing an environmental disaster, After the South Australian Royal Commission into the Basin Authority found the the organisation had  committed maladministration, negligence and unlawful actions.


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