The latest from Territory Rivers
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New analysis exposes the cotton industry’s plans to squeeze the Territory dry
According to new analysis based on cotton industry figures, dryland cotton will never be profitable in the Northern Territory, laying waste to the cotton industry’s claims that they won’t damage Territory Rivers. […] Read moreRead more -
“Anti-Territorian”: Chief Minister’s secret plan to hand herself powers to override NT environment laws
A leaked Finocchiaro Government briefing document reveals a secret CLP plan to pass laws that give the Chief Minister and an unelected bureaucrat (the Territory Coordinator) sweeping powers to fast-track and override […] Read moreRead more -
Revealed: opportunities to protect free-flowing rivers of Australia’s North
New report outlines ecological, cultural and economic values of river systems across Australia’s North. A new study into the importance of free-flowing rivers has called for a holistic approach to managing water […] Read moreRead more -
Territory Rivers Film Roadshow
You’re invited to join us for a free screening of the Territory Rivers film in Katherine, Pine Creek and Nauiyu. Featuring stunning footage, this documentary looks at the science, cultural importance and […] Read moreRead more -
Canberra is finally listening
This week we put the voices of the Territory on the national stage. Traditional Owners, experts and environment groups were in Canberra this week, raising the alarm about the threats facing the […] Read moreRead more -
We’re taking your message to Canberra
Every Territorian knows how special the Top End Rivers are. The way of life that we all love is made possible because of these free flowing rivers and the unique environment they […] Read moreRead more -
New Finocchiaro Government has an opportunity to protect Northern Territory rivers
Conservation groups have asked the incoming Finocchiaro Government to fix the Northern Territory’s broken water system and to act to protect iconic river systems. “Our Top End rivers support the livelihoods of […] Read moreRead more -
Territory Rivers: the film
The rivers of the Northern Territory are some of the last free-flowing tropical rivers in the world. But the threat of large-scale agriculture projects looms – which, if established in the Top […] Read moreRead more -
NT government defends cotton industry’s land and water use as calls grow for federal inquiry
The NT government has defended allowing pastoralists to change pastoral lease uses without a permit, saying it’s legal to grow crops to feed livestock. A former pastoral land regulator says that rule […] Read moreRead more -
The NT Land Corporation maintains ‘strategic land’ for future projects. Where did it come from?
Revelations of large-scale land clearing, free water licences and questionable legal grounds for cotton farming in the Northern Territory have been aired on Monday night’s Four Corners program. Among the issues raised […] Read moreRead more