In January 2019 Kate McBride's video of her father pulling dead Murray cod from the Darling River shocked Australia.

Now she's intent on exposing locals' fears about their water and its possible health impacts.

Some in the community are worried about the safety of the water and other factors including skin irritations and a possible threat of motor neurone disease.

According to WaterNSW, in the last six months less water has flowed into the lower Darling catchment than at any time in its recorded history.

The Menindee Lakes system is now officially holding just 1.1 per cent of its capacity. So what next for those who rely on the Murray-Darling Basin for their livelihoods?

Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-0...

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