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There's many excellent media resources for teaching water issues that I had trouble deciding what to show in my lecture for today and because I'm procrastinating I'm just going to pop a few in a thread here to share. Note: this is not my strong suit, so feel welcome to add
This is a little series filmed in the Torres Straits, called Dinghy Girls. I love it. & not just because my gramma is in it. But because we hear 'water is life' a lot & i don't think we think enough about that means in day-to-day sense for people: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/dinghy-girls
This is a BBC reel on the legal personhood of the Whanganui River (shout out to the excellent @EzzyOD) https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p080h12j/this-river-can-sue-you-in-a-court-of-law
Two 4 Corners episodes on the Murray Darling Basin
"Pumped" (2017) https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/pumped/8727826
and "Cash Splash" (2019 https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/cash-splash/11289412
"Pumped" (2017) https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/pumped/8727826
and "Cash Splash" (2019 https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/cash-splash/11289412
The latest episode (Ep. 24, 2020) of The Point on climate justice includes a segment on rising sea levels in the Torres Straits (& other excellent segments on equally important issues) https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/the-point
& from Sunday, this feature on the Fitzroy River by @callapilla in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/sep/06/fitzroy-river-the-push-to-prevent-a-repeat-of-the-murray-darling-basin-disaster
