Chronicling the community efforts to bring water to communities left thirsty by the government along the along the Murray Darling Basin

Andy Mason analyses the colonial legacies that have led to the water crisis in Walgett as part of Honi’s Invasion Day Coverage.

Police are an ever-present part of life in Walgett.

Halfway through our interview Michael Graham stops me mid-question. “We might just see what these kids want,” he says, grinning slightly. I juggle phones and cameras as five young boys climb all over him, posing for photos and shaking his hand. In the background of each snap is the Walgett Showground and a stage where…