Morning everyone. “My concern is water, the environment and our land. Once it’s been contaminated that’s going to be disaster for us.” So says Indigenous woman Elaine Sandy in our special report on a community fighting against fracking in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin. Our reporter Lisa Cox has been talking to people who feel let down by the Northern Land Council and are now appealing for help from the “whole world”.
Overseas, there is a nailbiting hunt for a missing submarine that ferries tourists and researchers around the wreck of the Titanic in the North Atlantic. There were reportedly five people on board the Titan submersible, including one of the world’s leading experts on the wreck site. We also report on calls for the government to ensure more migrant workers are allowed to do key jobs. And the first Ashes Test is set for a thrilling climax tonight.
