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Billions in fossil fuel subsidies buried in NT Budget as Territory debt hits record high
May 07, 2026
As debt levels soar to record highs of $12.55 billion, the Environment Centre NT has criticised the Finocchiaro Government for hiding $2 billion in liabilities and subsidies for the gas industry in the fine...
Read More ShareDarwin's new festival takes aim at Big Gas with three days of music and community events
April 30, 2026
The Top End is getting a major new festival this June - and it's got something to say. Gaslit Festival brings together three days of live music and community events on Larrakia Country from...
Read More ShareCommunity campaign wins extra oversight for ‘white elephant’ project planned for Australia’s north
April 30, 2026
One of the most controversial projects planned for northern Australia, the massive Ord 3 irrigation scheme, will be subjected to rigorous environmental assessment following a community campaign.
Read More ShareDarwin Harbour rivals Ningaloo Reef for diversity of marine life
April 17, 2026
A new report reveals Darwin Harbour is one of the most pristine and ecologically and biologically important mangrove estuarine ecosystems in the Indo pacific region.
Read More ShareNT 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...
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