Irrigation and Murray-Darling Basin

Today's ABC Landline has discussed the problem between irrigation and Murray-Darling Basin. I will put its link in here when ABC put it up on their website. It
is a difficult problem for people when the water resource is limited. I hope this water shortage will also give a chance for people to think about Australia population growth.

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Murray-Darling Basin (wiki inf)
The Murray-Darling basin is a geographical area in the interior of southeastern Australia, which spans parts of the states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory. It is 3,375 km in length (the Murray River is 2589 km long), drains one-seventh of the Australian land mass, and is currently by far the most significant agricultural area in Australia. The name of the basin is derived from its two major rivers, the Murray River and the Darling River.

The Murray Darling Basin is home for many native animal species. The true numbers are not known, but a fairly accurate estimate has been made of these animals and the current status of their population. .....

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Report finds basin water cuts to slash jobs (ABC, By Sam Burgess, Fri Aug 6, 2010 7:31am AEST)

Irrigators in Queensland's southern inland region say even a small reduction in water entitlements in the northern Murray-Darling Basin will have a devastating impact on rural communities.