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Traditional owners call for special rights to prevent government repossessing land as Victoria prepares for treaty talks

Indigenous traditional owner groups and advocates submit major land reform proposals to state’s truth-telling commission

The Guardian - AU · Jan 17, 2024

Billions of litres to be extracted from NT groundwater

The Northern Territory's largest water allocation plan has been released, angering environmentalists and traditional owners.

AAP · Nov 14, 2023

Murray-Darling Basin plan: more money or time needed to complete water buybacks, experts say

Labor will have to show that recovering water does not cause any negative social or economic issues in regional communities

The Guardian - AU · Aug 17, 2023

Time is now for the next rights of nature phase

Half a century since it was conceived, rights of nature is a movement with momentum. The next test? Making its impact felt the world over.

360info · Jan 2, 2023

Rivers are still people in South Asia despite court showdown

Rivers are the lifeblood for millions of Indians and Bangladeshis. But a radical legal idea to save them from pollution is being met with opposition.

360info · Jan 2, 2023

Gascoyne, Lyons rivers considered for listing as large Aboriginal cultural heritage site

Much of the Gascoyne and Lyons rivers could soon be listed as an Aboriginal heritage site, but there are concerns from primary producers about the level of consultation taking place.

ABC News · Nov 30, 2022

Australia 'experiencing impact of climate change' but policymakers cannot agree on meaning of water security

In Australia, a land of drought and flooding rains, the institutions and government departments responsible for water policy have no common definition of water security.

ABC News · Nov 11, 2022

Oil and gas industry will no longer get free water in NT, questions remain for other big industries

For the first time, major industries in the Northern Territory will be charged for the water they use.

ABC News · Oct 14, 2022

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

6 books about the climate crisis that offer hope

Coral bleaching, floods, bushfire, biodiversity decline and extinction – as we witness the effects of climate change, amid a stream of reports warning of the cost of government inaction, it is easy to feel overwhelmed.

The Conversation · May 17, 2022