the darling river, a main artery of australia's murray—darling basin, is drying up.ate change. others, the growth of industrial—scale cotton farming. whatever the cause, the result is sparking outrage on social media. look at these iconic fish of australia being treated like this. youse have to be bloody disgusted with yourself, you politicians and cotton grower manipulators. these lakes should never be drained. with national elections is due in may, a recent royal commission report containing revelations of government bungling, corporate greed and corruption has thrust the issue to the forefront of australian political debate. with politicians ducking for cover, the worst environmental catastrophe in australia's history looms large. the empty rivers are threatening not only the nation's food security but more than 40,000 years of subsistence living by its native people. it's a man—made drought we're living in now. we just won't suffer it. and it's notjust black people, it's everyone. white people, and all. and it's got to stop. 10 years ago, after the worst drought