The Murray-Darling Basin is one of the largest and most complex river systems in Australia. In 2008 the federal government established the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) whose purpose was to manage water resources in a way that protected the environment, its communities and the industries that depend on it. Despite costly investment, the condition of the river system has worsened and alleged government mismanagement has left local farmers and residents struggling with a water crisis normally experienced in Third World countries. A review of the 2012 Barwon-Darling water sharing plan by the Natural Resource Commission suggested that significant upstream water extractions allowed by the New South Wales (NSW) Government pushed the river below Bourke into drought and failed to protect its dependent ecosystems, and communities.
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