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The Darling River wends its way through 1500 kilometres of Australian Outback. To the Barkindji people of far western New South Wales, the river channel marks the course of the Naatji -- the rainbow serpent. It has sustained cultures and communities for t


    • Nov 10, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    What's killing our Snow Gums, and more stories from Voice of Real Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 30:00


    The iconic Snow Gum is dying out. Scientists believe a beetle is killing off the trees in the Snowy Mountains and throughout the...

    Episode 4: There's money in mud

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 36:19


    It's been nearly a decade since the river at Kallara Station broke its banks and Justin McClure had to get around his property by boat....

    Episode 3: Where will the river people go?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 33:16


    The fate of the Barkindji is tied to the fate of the river - the Barka. When it is flowing, the mostly Aboriginal town of Wilcannia i...

    Episode 2: Piggy in the middle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 36:42


    Caught between thirsty cash croppers upstream and down, the people who live along the Darling/Barka are fighting a battle on two...

    Episode 1: Dead fish and an empty lake

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 39:33


    The sudden death of over a million fish around the Menindee Lakes focused international attention on the plight of the Darling River....

    Introducing Forgotten River: An outback tragedy from September 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 1:27


    The Darling River wends its way through 1500 kilometres of Australian Outback. To the Barkindji people of far western New South Wales,...

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