The Latest Breaking News from Des Barritt

Tamboran Resources welcomes Beetaloo Basin fracking approval, as Northern Territory locals raise concerns over groundwater use

A US gas company with the biggest stake in the Beetaloo Basin has welcomed the approval of a full-scale fracking industry, while some locals say they are "devastated".

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Invasive neem trees threaten Mataranka's environment so these Northern Territory locals are trying to stamp it out

Mataranka locals band together to tackle the rapidly spreading neem trees, which are choking native vegetation and putting the town's native environment at risk.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2023

NT water licence grants 'unsustainable' as fears grow for tourism, pristine rivers

Conservationists fear one of the world's most pristine river networks is under threat, as well as sacred sites and tourism gems, as the Northern Territory government moves to allow "aquifer mining" amid "dangerous decision-making".

ABC News · Jun 13, 2022