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The Northern Territory government's management of water could "run rivers dry" and risk the livelihoods of future generations, a traditional owner has said amid a major water conference in Darwin this week.

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

Oil and gas companies will be allowed to buy Commonwealth-approved international offsets as a way to keep producing emissions, a Northern Territory government policy has revealed.

Destruction of Northern Australia's tropical savannas – considered one of the last untouched regions in the world – is increasing at a rapid rate and new draft guidelines aimed at minimising greenhouse gas emissions from land clearing are "taking us in the opposite direction", environmentalists say.

As fears over water security and aquifer mining grow amid a push for NT development, residents demand to be included in decisions that they say impacts their future.

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".

With the NRLW on the cusp of a major expansion, the prospect of a Cowboys women's team is a driving force for talented young players who hope to one day make a living from the sport they love.