South Australian Murray Irrigators

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2008

Murray River farmers lift price of water buyback – The Australian – August 28

Senate Murray inquiry welcomed – ABC Online – August 28

Murray River drained by Queensland – The Australian – August 21

Queensland guzzles Murray-Darling water – The Advertiser – August 21

Irrigator anger at Qld counterparts – ABC Online – August 21

Irrigators in Queensland accused of draining record amounts of water from the troubled Murray-Darling River system – Marius Benson talks to Penny Wong – ABC News Radio (audio file) – August 21

September 15 will be ’season defining’ – The Murray Pioneer – August 19

SA irrigators to get 6pc of their water – ABC Online – August 15

Irrigators’ chief seeks cooperation to save Murray – ABC Online – August 12

September D-day for Lower Lakes – Stock Journal – August 7

Fear ACCC in water market will ‘push up prices’ – ABC Rural – August 7

Rally for the river – Green Left online – August 2

SAMI, Mr X urge river audit – The Murray Pioneer – August 1

Protestors push for Murray water storages to be released – PM – August 1

Save the Murray – The Advertiser – August 1

Murray’s lower lakes ’still at risk’ – The Age – July 4 and The Brisbane Times – July 4 and the Sydney Morning Herald – July 4

Fears grow for the future of Murray system – The West Australian – July 4

Scientists label COAG package River Murray’s ‘death warrant’ – AdelaideNow – July 4

Farmers taking illegal water – Indaily – June 26

Take control Minister: SAMI – The Murray Valley Standard – June 13

Wong promises to recognise SA water needs – ABC Online – June 12

Wine growers slam $3.1b water buyback – The Land – June 6 and The Stock Journal – June 6

Carry-over water important – The Murray Valley Standard – May 28

SA irrigators ‘leading technology’ in water saving – watersanity.com – May 22

Irrigators pumped-up over Budget – Stock Journal – May 22

Riverland businesses in crisis as Murray drought drags on – AdelaideNow – May 20

SAMI displays ’superior’ irrigation – ABC Riverland – May 14

Irrigators call for water buyback soon – watersanity.com – April 30

Water allocations hurting SA irrigators – The World Today – April 17

Nelson makes compo plea for Lower Lakes farmers – Stock Journal – April 10

Star water buyback now: irrigators – The Independent Weekly – March 30

Water buyback to help Murray flow – The Australian – March 15

Murray irrigators await floodwaters from QLD – ABC Online – January 24

SA irrigators demand Wong kick start national water plan – North Queensland Register – January 2

2007

Water prices fall with rising allocations – Stock Journal – December 5

SA crisis irrigator plan one step closer – Stock Journal – October 18

Water loan call – Stock Journal – October 10

Murray irrigators want water loans – Stock Journal – October 10

SA irrigators save $400,000 in fees – Stock Journal – October 8

Irrigators facing the prospect of zero allocations – Adelaide Now – October 2

Climate experts issue grim predictions – The 7.30 Report – October 2

South Australia’s Murray Irrigators urged to put permanent plantings ahead of annuals in $1.2 billion drought; grain shortages predicted – Water Week – September 26

Irrigators urged to lease out water to save orchards – Stock Journal – September 21

Allocations rise to 16pc – Stock Journal – September 12

SA Irrigators ponder action over cuts – National Nine News – September 16

Winter rain fails to break drought in Murray-Darling Basin – PM – September 6

River Murray irrigators in dire circumstances – The World Today – August 23

Drought will force farmers to suicide – Adelaide Now – June 4

2003

Water cuts eased – The Murray Pioneer – October 21

SA Murray irrigators want more debate – ABC SA Country Hour – September 18

2001

Australian Murray irrigators return with strong support – ABC SA County Hour – August 16