Engineered floods, forced easements, and expanded water buybacks are reshaping Australia’s Murray–Darling Basin — and farmers say they’re paying the price. This investigation breaks down plans to raise river flows, intentionally flood private farmland, and expand buybacks beyond original limits. Farmers warn of lost crops, divided land, stranded livestock, and collapsing property values. Officials call it voluntary — but when land is mapped for flooding, the choice feels anything but.
Government Engineered floods. Forced easements. The Plan to Flood Out Farmers and Ranchers.
