Media Releases
NT Government signs fracked gas supply deal for project it hasn’t even approved yet
April 23, 2024
Top End groups have labelled the fracking assessment process in the Territory as fatally compromised after US petroleum company Tamboran announced to the ASX that it had signed a deal to supply gas to the NT Government from a pilot project that is yet to receive...
Read MoreFeds falter on water, climate as Empire launches new NT frack attack
April 19, 2024
The Albanese Government’s promised climate and water protections are nowhere to be seen as fracking companies ramp up activity in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin.
Read MoreMedia release: New high level push to give communities the right to challenge big, environmentally destructive projects
April 16, 2024
Enshrining communities’ right to challenge the merits of large, environmentally destructive projects in law would drastically improve integrity in decision making, restore the public’s faith in a broken system, and lead to better outcomes for nature, according to a groundbreaking new expert report.
Read MoreAlbanese Government shelves environment reform as disaster strikes coral reefs globally
April 16, 2024
National organisations representing hundreds of thousands of Australians that want Australia’s natural environment protected from the ravages of climate change are dismayed after the Albanese Government said it was delaying substantive national environment law reform. The news comes just as it is revealed today...
Read MoreNew report exposes Northern Territory’s murky lobbying laws as Senate Inquiry investigates Middle Arm
April 11, 2024
A new report reveals the Northern Territory is home to Australia’s weakest lobbying rules and the jurisdiction has little protection against undue influence on government decision makers. Report available here.
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