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In October 2010, the Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the Guide to the Proposed Basin Plan. In the midst of community debate surrounding the guide's proposals for the use of the Murray-Darling's resources, Michael Leunig writes a love letter to the Murray River from 'Your ex'.
A column canvassing current literary news including reports on the launch of John Howard's memoir Lazarus Rising and Peter Carey's win in the inaugural Randwick Award for Literature.