Gas company Santos has ended its sponsorship of the Darwin Festival following a campaign by environmental activists and traditional owners.
Santos had supported the public arts event for almost 30 years, but with its contract up for renewal after the 2022 event in August, the company told festival organisers at a meeting on Tuesday that it would end the deal.
"We feel this is a natural conclusion point for the partnership. We are very proud of our commitment to the Northern Territory and our contribution to the community," Santos said in a letter to festival board chair Ian Kew supplied to AAP.
