Protect the Martuwarra Fitzroy River before it becomes another Murray-Darling

Western Australia must protect the Martuwarra Fitzroy River from over-extraction before it becomes another Murray-Darling disaster, a farmer and observer of the Darling's 2019 fish kill warns. The Kimberley river's dry-season refuge pools sustain barramundi, endangered sawfish and Indigenous livelihoods. Strong groundwater rules now can prevent the irreversible damage that took decades to partially remedy elsewhere.

Summary by Glance · The Age