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NT EPA should crack down on mega-polluters over “systemic underestimation” of INPEX air pollution
March 02, 2026
Environment Centre NT has called on the NT EPA to hold a public inquiry into the operations of INPEX and Santos on Darwin Harbour, saying the public can’t trust the NT EPA’s claim that...
Read More ShareEnvironment Minister fails deforestation test over massive NT cotton development
February 25, 2026
Environmental groups are outraged that the Albanese government has let a controversial plan to bulldoze tropical savanna for cotton on the banks of the iconic Daly River skip assessment under Australia's federal nature laws....
Read More ShareMassive new Beetaloo acreage release marks reckless expansion of fracking industry
February 18, 2026
The Environment Centre NT condemns the NT Government’s announcement of a new onshore petroleum acreage release in the Beetaloo Sub-basin, warning the move doubles down on a high-risk industry that threatens water, climate and communities across the...
Read More ShareNew Territory Development Area shows Middle Arm is dead in the water
February 03, 2026
Today’s announcement that the Northern Marine Complex at East Arm will be the first Territory Development Area demonstrates once and for all that Middle Arm Gas and Petrochemical Precinct has failed and is dead...
Read More ShareBuffel grass plan is madness
February 03, 2026
The Environment Centre NT is calling on the Finocchiaro Government to ban the planting of buffel grass across the Northern Territory, warning that the current Draft Buffel Grass Weed Management Plan will fuel the spread of one of...
Read More ShareKeystone carbon capture and storage project supported by Albanese Government takes major fall
January 20, 2026
Gas giant INPEX has withdrawn its plans for the world’s largest offshore carbon capture and storage project in the Northern Territory after failing to properly disclose the true scale of a seismic blasting planned...
Read More ShareEnvironment groups slam Albanese Government’s proposal to prop up the Australian gas cartel and open up new gas fields
December 16, 2025
The Albanese Government's proposal to bulk purchase gas under the East Coast gas market review would reward the gas cartel's bad behaviour by propping up their coffers with taxpayer funds and incentivise opening new...
Read More ShareResponse to NT government media release about the Cambrian Limestone Aquifer
December 15, 2025
Attempting to publicly discredit respected scientists is a desperate measure from a government that is afraid of public debate and scrutiny.
Read More ShareGovernment buried modelling showing Territory nature icons are at risk
December 08, 2025
Environment groups are calling for federal Environment Minister Murray Watt to act, as explosive documents reveal the Northern Territory Government allegedly buried scientific modelling predicting increased water extraction poses dire risks to iconic barramundi,...
Read More ShareOrange glow over Darwin as Santos burns its social license
December 08, 2025
Territorians are fed up with the constant orange glow and droning noise from the Santos gas plant in Darwin, as one of Australia's biggest climate polluters continues to burn off gas from its troubled...
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