As industry lines up to take water from a wild Top End river, trees tell the story of a much drier past
- Written by: Philippa Higgins, PhD candidate, UNSW Sydney
ShutterstockThe Northern Territory has some of the most pristine rivers in the world. But amid the big push to develop northern Australia, industries are lining up to take water from these wild waterways.
The agriculture industry – and in particular, large-scale cotton growers – are seeking up to 5.2 billion litres of water a year from...
