The Nightcliff by-election on Saturday 7 March comes as the fate of the Territory’s nature, water and climate hangs in the balance.  

We’re seeing environmentally destructive projects like gas fracking greenlit, water extraction for cotton streamlined, and our renewable energy target scrapped altogether by the Northern Territory government. 

The by-election is a temperature check on where the major parties and independent candidates stand on the most pressing issues facing the Northern Territory.

This is an opportunity to send a message that we will not accept the status quo when it comes to protecting our water, climate, and nature. 

We will never tell you how to vote in the by-election and are committed to working with all sides of politics to ensure thriving nature and a sustainable future for all Territorians. 

We’re asking candidates to pledge to stand up for the Territory’s climate and water, by:

1. Opposing the use of taxpayer money for fracking (including for fracking pipelines); and
2. Supporting ambitious, staged renewable energy targets and large-scale battery storage for the transition to 100% renewables in the NT, to bring down energy bills and pollution. 

By signing the petition below, an email will be sent to all candidates in the Nightcliff by-election urging them to make this pledge - for our water, our environment, and our future. 

We'll publish the results after Wednesday 25 February.