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Archive for March 22nd, 2022
Gas frackers, cattle incompatible: inquiry
A Senate inquiry has heard the cattle industry and traditional owners cannot co-exist with gas fracking companies in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin. March 22, 2022 The Northern Territory cattle industry cannot co-exist with gas fracking companies in the Beetaloo Basin, a cattle baron has told a Senate inquiry. Many traditional owners don’t want gas producers on their […]
River project to boost Darwin water supply
A proposed water storage project on the Adelaide River could secure Darwin’s water security for the next 50 years, the Northern Territory government says. March 22, 2022 A Northern Territory storage project could secure Darwin’s water security for the next 50 years. The proposed Adelaide River project is expected to boost Darwin’s water supply by up to […]
Group of men bash, stomp on NT bartender
Police are calling for witnesses after a bartender had his head stomped on in an attack by a group of men outside an Alice Springs pub. March 22, 2022 A group of men have joined in the bashing of an Alice Springs bartender after he threw out a drunk patron who had threatened people with […]
Federal funds for Aboriginal talks missing
Millions of dollars promised in the last federal budget for Northern Territory traditional owner talks about oil and gas production have not been received. March 22, 2022 Millions of dollars promised by the Morrison government for Northern Territory traditional owner talks about Beetaloo Basin oil and gas production have not been received, a Senate inquiry has […]
NT gas field Senate hearing begins
The first Senate environment and communications committee hearing into oil and gas exploration in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin has begun in Darwin. March 22, 2022 Oil and gas production in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin could help Australia meet its energy needs and provide export income, a Senate inquiry has been told. The basin […]
What the jury didn’t hear in NT cop’s trial
A Northern Territory policeman acquitted of an Indigenous man’s murder allegedly assaulted another Aboriginal man and used excessive force with three others. March 22, 2022 A Northern Territory policeman cleared of murdering teenager Kumanjayi Walker allegedly assaulted an Aboriginal man and used excessive force with three others. Constable Zachary Rolfe also lied under oath, according […]