'It's our lifeblood': the Murray-Darling and the fight for Indigenous water rights

Securing rights to cultural flows would provide employment and skills for Indigenous communities along river system

" Murray-Darling: when the river runs dry

When the water levels of the Darling river fall, local elders in Wilcannia, New South Wales, say, the crime rate spikes, particularly juvenile crime.

It seems like an odd correlation until the elders explain just how important the river is to their everyday lives.