The Federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry have released the information that the Murray-Darling Basin drought is getting worse with June inflows the lowest on record and autumn inflows only just above the record lows of 2007. The Chief Executive Dr Wendy Craik AM said inflows in June were 95 GL, lower than the previous record low of 106 GL June 2006. In June 2007 inflows were 220 GL.

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