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Environment Centre of the Northern Territory (ECNT) executive director Kirsty Howey has called on Santos to repair a fault at its Wickham Point liquified natural gas facility, which has been leaking methane for the past 20 years.

‘National scandal’: Methane leak kept secret for 20 years

Environmental and safety regulators allegedly covered up a methane leak at a major Darwin gas hub for 20 years, explosive documents have revealed. Read more here.

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No New Gas Coalition members Grusha Leeman, Juanita Kwok, Phil Scott, Reverend L Lee Levett-Olson, Chris Cox, Alice Nagy and Liz Howells outside the Supreme Court in Darwin. Picture: Zizi Averill

Climate change risks thrown out in Top End fracking appeal

A gas company is celebrating a ‘vindicating’ victory after a Territory court rejected the threat of ‘unsustainable greenhouse gas emissions’ as a relevant environmental risk for a Beetaloo fracking project.

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Dheran Young supports a motion for the NT Parliament to support referendum on The Voice. Picture: (A)manda Parkinson

Potential path to NT Voice sparks political rift

Battlelines have been drawn over an inquiry into a future Voice to parliament, with Labor calling for all future policies to provide an explanation on how it will impact the human rights of Territorians. But others warn this may become a ‘tick the box’ exercise.

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Corben Mudjandi alongside other Mirarr Traditional Owners held a protest outside the Energy Resources of Australia Annual General Meeting of shareholders at the Oaks Darwin Elan Hotel, Wood St over a proposed mine lease extension for Jabiluka. Picture: Zizi Averill

Major step in bid to expand Kakadu National Park

Territorians are celebrating a move that could expand Kakadu National Park, as a uranium-rich deposit is granted special protections.

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National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre executive director Dr Notaras standing in a temporary hospital that can be established in any crisis scene in 24 hours.. Picture: Floss Adams.

$55m lifeline for Australia’s trauma response unit

Australia’s elite critical response unit has been given a three-year lifeline, amid fears the Darwin-based team were facing a funding cliff.

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Midnight Oil's Peter Garrett. Picture: Kane Hibberd / Supplied

Aussie rock legend calls out plans for Kakadu

An Australian rock legend has claimed “people will be ready to rally from every corner of the nation” if a uranium licence is extended in Kakadu National Park.

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Mirarr Traditional Owners Yvonne Margarula met with the NT Chief Minister and Mining Minister on Friday, April 19, over the proposed Jabiluka mine lease extension. Picture: Zizi Averill

Radioactive battle lines drawn over NT mine proposal

Territorians are fighting to expand Kakadu National Park to stop another radiactive scar from being carved into Country.

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2023 Northern Territory Young Achiever Awards GalleryNT Youth ambassadors CJ Rankin & Sophie BedggoodPicture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Ambassador program to turn young Territorians into leaders

Young Territorians will be able to blossom into future leaders through the NT Youth Ambassador program. See why you should apply today.

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Second bite Winter Appeal launch.Curtis Stone in the kitchen with volunteer cooks cooking breakfast for ADRA clients (people affected by homelessness). SecondBite CEO Steve Clifford, Penny Fowler, Curtis Stone and SecondBite co-founder Simone Carson. Picture: Alex Coppel.

Why Aussie workers are the new hungry

A long, cold winter has arrived for a new group of food-insecure Australians, as charity SecondBite launches a winter appeal to bring relief now needed even by those in stable work.

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360Commercial - Coles: Towards a Better Future. Disability Confidence Awards. Senior digital accessibility analyst Laura Moller, left, and Inclusive Recruitment Specialist Anita Devereux during the Disability Confidence Awards Night on June 8th, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. Picture: Martin Keep/Coles

Top Aussie companies for access and inclusion

The inaugural Disability Confidence Awards has celebrated organisations improving employment opportunities for Australians. See who makes the list.

Wayne Shields with sons Oscar 10 and Flynn 12 .Peninsula Fresh have been awarded a $ 300,00 grant from the Coles Nurture fund to transform their irrigation infrastructure.Picture:Rob Leeson

How demand for organic is seeding sustainable practices

A fresh round of Coles Nurture Fund recipients from across the country have ambitious plans for innovative sustainability projects to help meet growing consumer demand for organic produce.

AFL great Eddie Betts, Mushroom Records CEO Matt Gudinksi and Coles chief marketing officer Lisa Ronson announce the supermarket's First Nations Pathways Program is moving into the music industry to support young Indigenous artists. Picture: supplied

Yothu Yindi inspires new generation of musical talent

Mushroom Group, which backed the hit ‘90s group Yothu Yindi, will mentor First Nations talent trying to break into the industry, with a new pathways program and Eddie Betts as ambassador.

Turtle on the Great Barrier Reef

How Coles is helping to save one of Australia’s natural landmarks

It’s one of the seven natural wonders of the world, but the Great Barrier Reef has been under the threat of climate change for a number of years.

Nicky Buckley’s ovarian cancer plea

Nicky Buckley’s ovarian cancer plea

Five Australian women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each day, but with no early detection test and a grim five-year survival rate, undies for awareness are our best defence this Mother’s Day.

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