An Inspector-General has been proposed to ensure compliance of Basin water use. Photo: AAP/Dean Lewins

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New "tough cop" plan for Murray-Darling Basin

A new independent umpire for the Murray-Darling Basin would hold governments and authorities to account for their management of the river system, under a proposal from the federal water minister.

Opinion

Time for SA MPs to back Bight oil drilling ban

With the federal election over and Bight oil exploration marking itself as an issue of concern in key South Australian marginal seats, now is the time for local MPs to stand up and put words into action by backing a Greens bill to ban Bight oil drilling once and for all, says Sarah Hanson-Young.

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Greens want World Heritage Protection for Bight

The Greens have unveiled a plan to protect the Great Australian Bight from oil exploration, calling for it to be given World Heritage Protection.

Local

Fighting fit Greens MP sidelined by major heart surgery

SA Greens stalwart Mark Parnell will miss the next two parliamentary sitting weeks after what he calls “an unplanned hospital visit” ended in a quadruple-bypass heart surgery.

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Horse rider arrested after anti-Adani protester hurt

A man who rode his horse through an anti-Adani protest is being questioned by police after he allegedly knocked over and injured a woman in central Queensland.