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NT government accused of lying about meeting climate condition before it greenlit ‘carbon bomb’ Beetaloo fracking

$NT government accused of lying about meeting climate condition before it greenlit ‘carbon bomb’ Beetaloo fracking$

Advocates claim new documents are proof the NT government lied when it claimed it had met all climate risk conditions for the massive new gas project

Pastoralists and traditional owners in fear of fracking

$Pastoralists and traditional owners in fear of fracking$

Traditional owners and Rallen Australia, which owns cattle stations in the Beetaloo, are worried a mining company is breaching its own environmental plan.

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

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

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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.

Court paves way for compensation for traditional owners

The Federal Court has rejected the Commonwealth's arguments regarding the potential for compensation to Gumatj people over leasing land to a mining company.

Fyles accosted by anti-fracking protesters while competing in West Macs Monster

Police were called after dozens of protesters stormed the finish line in protest of the NT government's green-lighting of fracking in the Beetaloo Basin.

View from The Hill: Quad without hoopla still worked, while China visit will require delicate diplomacy

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Anthony Albanese now has a firm promise of a state visit to the United States this year, and an invitation to go to China.

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Parliamentary committee established to explore potential NT First Nations Voice

After South Australia unveiled its own regional Indigenous Voice to Parliament, the NT is now looking at a "statutory" body. But how are these different from the federal proposal?

Climate Change Minister says jurisdictions outside NT will help offset Beetaloo gas fracking emissions

$Climate Change Minister says jurisdictions outside NT will help offset Beetaloo gas fracking emissions$

The federal Climate Change Minister indicates other states and territories may be called upon to help the government meet Recommendation 9.8 of the NT's Pepper Inquiry, ensuring no net increase in carbon emissions.

Energy tsar board axed as ministers clean up transition

How to tackle emissions from the Beetaloo Basin "carbon bomb" remains up in the air as energy ministers agree to spend more on connecting renewable energy.

How is Australia trying to sell a major gas expansion? By badging it ‘sustainable’

Before Labor invests $1.5bn in Darwin harbour’s Middle Arm precinct, it needs to look beyond the spin

NT coroner hears pool safety regulations should be bolstered after drowning of Katherine toddler

The Northern Territory coroner hears NT swimming pool safety regulations are not in line with the rest of Australia during an inquest into drowning of a Katherine toddler in last year.

Forged documents helped NT public servant win senior jobs

An alleged dodgy document used in a bid to back up phoney credentials helped a public servant win a senior Northern Territory government job.

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Here’s what Australia faces if and when we pass 1.5C of warming by 2027

Scientists say there is a 98% chance the world will sweat through the hottest year on record before 2028.

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Dutton, champion of the oil and gas sector

Peter Dutton will urge some of Australia’s most polluting companies — Woodside, Shell, BP and Santos among others — to ‘fight for yourselves’, and PM Anthony Albanese has blasted outgoing Liberal MP Stuart Robert for not turning up to Parliament.

Katherine lawyers work to reduce barriers to justice in the remote NT amid funding shortage

Lawyers servicing an area twice the size of Tasmania reveal their biggest challenges as calls continue for urgent funding for Aboriginal legal services.

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Apple Enters a Unique Club

Apple's stock rose to a market capitalization of $2.7 trillion, beating the Russell 2000.

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Darwin’s ‘sustainable’ Middle Arm development is key to huge fossil fuel projects, documents show

Exclusive: Middle Arm has been sold as ‘sustainable’ but papers reveal the Albanese government was briefed on the project’s links to new fossil fuel developments, including fracking in the Beetaloo basin

Remote WA residents craving airline competition welcome new carrier Nexus

Residents across Western Australia's north hope the arrival of Nexus Airlines will see cheaper airfares and more reliability of services.

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Hot tip for Dutton: go harder on Labor’s weak spot of gambling reform

To really hit the ALP where it hurts, the opposition leader should push the PM to put up a pokies divestment motion at its national conference.

Pastoralists divided on gas industry, as NT government clears fracking in Beetaloo Basin

Pastoralists are divided on the costs and benefits of the gas industry as the Northern Territory opens the door to fracking in the Beetaloo Basin.

The NT's economic growth is 'heavily influenced' by the Barossa gas project, but its future is increasingly uncertain

Getting back in the black by 2026-27 relies heavily on Santos' $4.7 billion Barossa gas field off the coast of the Tiwi Islands going ahead, but it's facing opposition from traditional owners and rising environmental costs.

South Australian government to lead national review into origins of First Nations artwork

The South Australian government will spearhead a national review into the origins of First Nations artwork following allegations non-Indigenous workers have interfered in works by Aboriginal artists.