The Latest Breaking News from Daly

Residents being evacuated from NT remote communities of Kalkarindji, Daguragu, Pigeon Hole, and Palumpa amid major flooding

Residents of four remote communities are being evacuated to Darwin via Katherine as floodwaters continue to rise, with river levels in one community expected to reach record heights.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2023

Environmental groups say the NT government's draft water allocation plan prioritises big business at the cost of rivers

Under the draft Georgina Wiso water allocation plan, the territory government says more than 262 gigalitres of water can be taken "sustainably" each year within the Daly, Roper and Beetaloo district.

ABC News · Nov 18, 2022

As industry lines up to take water from a wild Top End river, trees tell the story of a much drier past

The Northern Territory has some of the most pristine rivers in the world. But amid the big push to develop northern Australia, industries are lining up to take water from these wild waterways.

The Conversation · Mar 3, 2022