Birds are back, crops are growing - but is the Murray Darling Basin plan working?

It is 10 years since the $13bn scheme was launched to restore the 1,500km system, and with it comes intensive debate about whether it is on trackGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAfter nearly a decade of declining bird numbers, the internationally protected Macquarie marshes experienced one of its best migratory bird breeding seasons this year, raising hopes that the Murray Darling Basin plan is beginning to produce environmental dividends.At the same time, food and fibre farming in the vast basin has grown to $22bn a year, despite the drought of 2018 to 2019 and the buybacks of water entitlements from agriculture. Continue reading...