# Roundup: Murray Darling Basin, Occupy 2012

> A senior member of the Uniting Church has backed calls for compensation for communities affected by planned water cuts to the Murray-Darling Basin.

11 January 2012 · News

Canonical: https://insights1.uca.org.au/articles/roundup-murray-darling-basin-occupy-2012/

## [Church leader backs Murray-Darling compensation](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-09/church-leader-backs-murray-darling-basin-compensation/3764136)

A senior member of the Uniting Church has backed calls for compensation for communities affected by planned water cuts to the Murray-Darling Basin.

## [Murray Darling Basin: work together on water](https://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/3764018.html)

Let’s work together – farmers, communities and environmentalists – to figure out a solution that works for all of us who live within or rely upon the Murray-Darling Basin.

## [The Murray-Darling River: journeys in search of a compelling narrative](https://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=13090&page=0)

Let us recast the journey as one for the Australian nation and focus on the society in which we might imagine ourselves living.

## [Occupy 2012: Firmly disorganised, driven by dreams](https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/09/us-usa-occupy-idUSTRE80807P20120109)

Occupy protesters have a much more ambitious cultural agenda. In the way they have organized their movement, by welcoming everyone, eschewing hierarchy, and allowing a voice to whoever shows up, they hope to set an example for the rest of society.