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Northern Territory government denies Beetaloo Basin gas plans in doubt despite no federal support for offsets

No federal support is on the table for Territory Labor's promise to ensure that all Beetaloo Basin emissions are offset, as the territory cabinet weighs its decision on whether to allow full-scale fracking to go ahead.

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Federal environment department investigating allegations of unlawful Northern Territory land clearing

The federal environment department is investigating allegations of unlawful land clearing in the Northern Territory, where satellite images obtained by the ABC suggest swathes of unique savanna have been flattened to make way for a cotton industry.

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Images suggest land being cleared for cotton farming before permits granted

There's global demand for cotton and big profits to be made for farmers — but the growing industry is putting one of the last tropical savannas and untouched river networks in the world under threat.

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Complaint to ASX over Santos remarks

Environmentalists have complained to the Australian stock exchange and corporate watchdog about gas producer Santos and its comments about an NT gas project.

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Call for federal action over NT water plan

Hydrologists and environmentalists want the federal government to intervene over a massive NT government groundwater extraction plan linked to gas fracking.

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Environmental groups say the NT government's draft water allocation plan prioritises big business at the cost of rivers

Under the draft Georgina Wiso water allocation plan, the territory government says more than 262 gigalitres of water can be taken "sustainably" each year within the Daly, Roper and Beetaloo district.

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NT government at odds with water planning committee overseeing Fortune Agribusiness licence, leaked letter shows

A leaked letter accuses the Northern Territory government of "water mining" and failing to protect both the environment and sacred sites.

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Former NT chief minister Michael Gunner to join Andrew Forrest-owned renewable energy company Fortescue Future Industries

Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest's decision to employ Michael Gunner in a key new role within his renewable energy company has been welcomed by environmentalists, who say Mr Gunner has "seen the light on climate" after previously lifting a moratorium on fracking.

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Northern Territory government was warned raising industry water allocation could threaten major river

Conservationists say memorandum should prompt the government to be cautious as it drafts water allocation plans for Beetaloo Basin

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Endangered Gouldian finch returns to Lee Point, prompting campaign to stop Defence Housing Australia development

The Gouldian finch was once found right across northern Australia but it's now thought there are fewer than 2,500 left in the wild. Their return to a coastal corner of Darwin has started a grassroots movement to stop a Defence housing project.

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Lucrative Mataranka water extraction licence, which opened floodgates of scandal, quietly renewed in full

A large licence to extract water near the outback Northern Territory town of Mataranka is quietly renewed in full by the same political party that condemned the saga a decade ago.

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Tanya Plibersek urged to save Gouldian finches from NT defence development

Conservation group calls on environment minister to reconsider project near Darwin after 100 birds were spotted in bushland marked for clearing

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Gas giant Santos accused of 'greenwashing' clean energy claims, in Federal Court case

One of Australia's largest oil and gas companies is being taken to court over claims of 'greenwashing' its clean energy credentials.

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ACT Senator David Pocock questions Labor's approval of new oil and gas exploration sites

ACT Senator David Pocock says the federal government's decision to approve 10 new offshore sites for petroleum exploration "doesn't make sense" or align with its climate goals.

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NT government abandons plan to include mining industry in new environmental laws

Environmentalists and traditional owners have condemned the Northern Territory government’s decision to abandon plans to include all mining activities in proposed accountability laws.

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Cotton a Top End river system risk: report

The Northern Territory's growing cotton industry could harm Top End river systems, damaging the fishing and tourism businesses, a report has warned.

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Beetaloo Basin stakeholders in the dark over Senate inquiry's final report examining fracking

The outcome of a Senate inquiry into a Northern Territory gas field is uncertain following months-long delays and the commencement of a new federal parliament.

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Land clearing proposal by NT EPA could increase greenhouse gas emissions, environmentalists warn

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.

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NT water licence grants 'unsustainable' as fears grow for tourism, pristine rivers

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".

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NT farmers worried about the race to renewables and lithium exploration in the Top End

Pastoralists facing the prospect of a new Northern Territory mining push to get the metals needed for renewable energy batteries fear their environmental concerns will be ignored.

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The rush to renewable energy means a new mining boom. But first, Australia needs to make some tough choices

Electric cars, solar panels and wind turbines — green technology relies on what can be a dirty industry. Why acting on climate change may require a massive increase in mining.

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McArthur River Mine representatives sat on government tender panel that chose new independent monitor

Confidential documents show representatives from the McArthur River Mine in the Northern Territory had a hand in the appointment of its own key oversight body, as environmentalists question the integrity of the latest glowing report card on the mine's environmental performance.

The Guardian - AU

‘Water isn’t endless’: the controversial plan to extend irrigated agriculture in NT’s tropical savannah

Expansion is designed to grow vast fruit, nut and cotton crops, but environmentalists say it could be disastrous for the region on the WA border

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NT cattle station owners take on fight against gas company Sweetpea Petroleum over Beetaloo Basin fracking concerns

A legal fight is brewing between cattle producers opposed to fracking and a mining company that is looking to explore for gas in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.

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