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Editorial

A review of the risks to shared water resources in the Murray–Darling Basin

Jamie Pittocka Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Samantha Corbetta Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0007-2738-9377View further author information
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Paul Wyrwollb Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia;c Institute for Water Futures, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6455-1766View further author information
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Kate Chipperfielde Formerly Environmental Defenders Office, practising corporate lawyer, Brisbane, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6407-2340View further author information
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Barry Crokea Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia;c Institute for Water Futures, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia;f Mathematical Sciences Institute, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9216-1554View further author information
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Pages 1-17 | Received 22 Dec 2022, Accepted 09 Mar 2023, Published online: 23 Mar 2023

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