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Mass slaughter: NT government greenlights appalling plan to cull 20,000 native birds
May 14, 2026
Experts are outraged that a Northern Territory cattle station has been permitted to slaughter approximately 20,000 correllas and galahs. The permit to destroy Australian native wildlife has been issued by NT Parks and Wildlife...
Read More ShareFederal Budget: funding prioritises “dangerous” devolution of federal environmental decision-making to states and territories over nature protection
May 14, 2026
Australia’s State and Territory Conservation Councils have raised concerns that the Federal Budget will undermine protections for world heritage places like Kakadu, the Tasmanian Wilderness and the Great Barrier Reef, by accelerating a handover...
Read More ShareBillions 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...
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