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NT minister claims Earth’s magnetic poles could flip if territory doesn’t use more groundwater

Business minister Robyn Cahill wants to make NT ‘datacentre capital of the globe’, but Environment Centre says scientific claim is ‘completely cooked’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 23

Is the Northern Territory a ‘mini Trump-style’ government?

The CLP’s ‘tough on crime’, pro-development agenda brings sweeping changes, which advocates say cut the NT’s most vulnerable out of the conversation

The Guardian - AU · Jun 27

$‘Gateway to full-scale fracking’: Santos could drill for new gas in Northern Territory within weeks$

‘Gateway to full-scale fracking’: Santos could drill for new gas in Northern Territory within weeks

Finocchiaro government grants approval for up to 12 wells in Beetaloo basin

The Guardian - AU · Jun 2

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Call to ditch energy hub to save herb from extinction

A planned gas and petrochemical hub on a northern harbour should not go ahead as it would kill off an endangered plant, an environment group says.

AAP · May 29

Rich biodiversity sparks call for harbour's protection

One of the most pristine and biologically important mangrove estuarine ecosystems should be protected from industrial development, a report has found.

AAP · Apr 16

'Asleep at the wheel': gas emissions spark criticism

A territory's pollution monitor has been "asleep at the wheel", allowing two gas giants to pollute a city's air with impunity, an environmental watchdog says.

AAP · Mar 2

NT environmentalists ‘gobsmacked’ at federal green light to bulldoze nearly 3,000 hectares of tropical savanna

Daly River region is home to threatened species such as the ghost bat, Gouldian finch, pig-nosed turtle and red goshawk

The Guardian - AU · Feb 24

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$Fear Santos gas plan may start fracking rush that poses ‘major risk’ to NT water supply$

Fear Santos gas plan may start fracking rush that poses ‘major risk’ to NT water supply

Fossil fuel company plans to expand exploration in Beetaloo basin

The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2025

'Reckless' water plan sparks landmark legal challenge

The health of an outback river and hot springs tourist drawcard are under threat from a territory's water allocation plan, an environment group says.

AAP · Nov 25, 2025

'Unliveable': sobering climate change warning for north

A territory considered a cultural and natural wonder is on track to become unliveable within decades due to climate change, a conference has been warned.

AAP · Sep 19, 2025

Gas facility leak sparks cover-up allegations

An environmental group has released documents that show a storage tank at a gas export facility near a capital city has been leaking for almost 20 years.

AAP · Sep 1, 2025

Federal Labor ministers at odds over contentious NT gas pipeline decision, internal document shows

Exclusive: Agriculture minister Julie Collins and Indigenous affairs minister Malarndirri McCarthy expressed concern over Sturt Plateau pipeline’s construction

The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2025

Leaked document shows two threatened species could be wiped out at Middle Arm development site

Exclusive: Conservation advocates say assessment shows controversial NT project ‘shouldn’t get past the starting gun’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2025

Proposed powers to exempt NT projects from environmental assessments criticised as ‘terrifying’ and ‘authoritarian’

The Labor opposition, conservationists and Indigenous groups have expressed shock at the move

The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2024

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 13, 2024

‘Out of sight and out of mind’: conservationists alarmed as NT land-clearing threatens endangered ghost bat habitat

Conservationists urge Tanya Plibersek to call in Daly River pastoral clearing application for assessment under commonwealth nature laws

The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2024

Labor and Coalition cut short debate on offshore gas bill labelled ‘window dressing’

First Nations activists call legislation ‘a betrayal’ while Greens leader tells parliament Labor are ‘climate con artists’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2023

Net zero policy for new gas projects abandoned after industry objected

Exclusive: The gas industry was the only stakeholder consulted before policy proposal was ditched by the Northern Territory government, FoI documents show

AAP · Nov 9, 2023

NT government Middle Arm submission 'laughable': elders

Traditional owners and environmentalists have hit back at the Northern Territory government's submission to the Middle Arm Senate inquiry.

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2023

Australian sea dumping law changes condemned amid warnings of gas industry expansion

Greens and environmentalists say legislation introduced to parliament by Tanya Plibersek could facilitate new fossil fuel projects

The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2023

‘We will win’: Tiwi Islanders draw a line in the sand against Santos gas project and ‘white fella rule’

There is hope on the Tiwi Islands after a landmark court case forced company to consult traditional owners

The Guardian - AU · Jun 18, 2023

Revealed: documents detail key players behind vast Australian fossil fuel expansion

Former politicians and executives have propelled the Northern Territory’s Middle Arm hub from dream to likely realisation

ABC News · May 31, 2023

NT government delays carbon emissions report as scientists warn of rising gas project emissions

The Northern Territory government is accused of hiding a report forecasting future emissions to cover up a "very sorry tale" of further increases.

The New Daily · May 22, 2023

Traditional owners, environmentalists appeal NT mine’s environmental security bond

Traditional owners and environmentalists have launched an appeal against a court's ruling over a mine's environmental security bond.

ABC News · May 22, 2023

Traditional owners, environment group lodge legal challenge over McArthur River Mine Supreme Court decision

Lawyers lodging the appeal on behalf of traditional owners and environment groups say the recent Supreme Court decision is serious, and if left unchallenged "could set a dangerous precedent".

AAP · May 22, 2023

NT mine's environmental bond fight reignites

Traditional owners have launched legal action against a NT court's ruling that upheld the government's decision to slash a mine's environmental security bond.

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