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The Latest Breaking News from Middle Arm

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

Voters step on the gas as NT faces 'turning point'

Election day is on in the Northern Territory where green groups, tourism operators and doctors fear an industrial expansion will harm residents and wildlife.

AAP · Aug 23, 2024

Inquiry raises deep concerns over Labor’s $1.5 billion cash splash for new NT gas hub

A Senate inquiry has failed to reach agreement on whether the federal government should spend A$1.5 billion on a major industrial hub in Darwin – spending critics say amounts to a huge fossil fuel subsidy.

The Conversation · Aug 21, 2024

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Middle Arm project to realise NT's dreams, says chief

The Northern Territory government has brushed aside concerns about a major manufacturing project, arguing it will help the territory stand on its own two feet.

AAP · Apr 11, 2024

Charles Darwin University asked inquiry not to publish staff submissions critical of its support for harbour project

In letter vice-chancellor requested committee not publish joint submission by two academics and redact parts of second submission ‘unfairly’ critical of CDU

The Guardian - AU · Apr 10, 2024

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.

AAP · Nov 9, 2023

B-word missing in NT chief's speech on economic future

The NT chief minister has talked up the Top End as a "large part of the answer" to some of Australia's biggest economic issues in a major speech on its future.

AAP · Sep 22, 2023

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Senate to investigate controversial Middle Arm development amid calls for ‘closer scrutiny’

Move follows revelations Albanese government knew project was seen as ‘key enabler’ for gas export despite being branded a ‘sustainable development precinct’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 5, 2023

The Australian government admits its funding is supporting the gas industry. That’s politically risky

Labor is struggling to get its story straight on why it is helping fund a major expansion of the fossil fuel sector in the NT

The Guardian - AU · Aug 9, 2023

Pocock claims Labor adopting Coalition’s ‘gas-led recovery’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 7, 2023

NT chief minister accuses ‘teals and trolls’ of trying to shut down Middle Arm development

Natasha Fyles tells National Press Club that Northern Territory is ‘not for turning’ on the project

The Guardian - AU · Aug 1, 2023

Labor under fire from crossbench over $1.5bn stake in Middle Arm industrial precinct

Zali Steggall and David Pocock take aim at government over support of development on Darwin habour which will benefit gas industry

The Guardian - AU · Jun 22, 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

The Guardian - AU · Jun 18, 2023

FOI documents show ministers were told of risks to Aboriginal cultural sites at Middle Arm precinct near Darwin

Larrakia traditional owners raised concerns with federal and territory ministers about the potential impact of a major industrial hub planned for Darwin before $1.5 billion of Commonwealth funding was confirmed.

ABC News · May 11, 2023

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The Guardian - AU · May 11, 2023

‘Another Juukan Gorge’: Darwin’s Middle Arm hub threatens Indigenous rock art, traditional owners say

Exclusive: Larrakia people say they have not been properly consulted on planned industrial precinct, which is near ‘priceless’ cultural site

ABC News · Apr 19, 2023

Beetaloo Basin Senate inquiry report recommends further scrutiny of Middle Arm industrial hub proposal

A long-awaited Senate inquiry's final report into fracking in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin has made 14 recommendations.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2023

Emails confirm staff in NT chief minister's department deleted references to 'petrochemicals' from Middle Arm websites

Emails obtained by the ABC show staff in the NT Chief Minister's department were tasked with removing the term "petrochemicals" from official websites about a taxpayer-funded industrial hub.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2023

Tivan Limited announces deal to process minerals at $1.5 billion Middle Arm precinct near Darwin

Tivan appears to be the first company to publicly state its intention to be a tenant of the controversial Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct.

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ABC News · Dec 28, 2022

Business case for Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct triggers climate concerns from critics

Documents obtained by the ABC show the original business case for a "sustainable" development precinct proposed for Darwin Harbour described it as a "new gas demand centre", prompting critics to question the environmental merits of a project that has received $1.5 billion in federal funding.

ABC News · Nov 25, 2022

NT government deletes references to 'petrochemicals' from Middle Arm website, rejects 'greenwashing' claims

The Northern Territory government is accused of "greenwashing" after removing the term "petrochemicals" from its official documents about a new industrial hub on Darwin Harbour.

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