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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.
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.
Territorians are celebrating a move that could expand Kakadu National Park, as a uranium-rich deposit is granted special protections.
Australia’s elite critical response unit has been given a three-year lifeline, amid fears the Darwin-based team were facing a funding cliff.
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.
Territorians are fighting to expand Kakadu National Park to stop another radiactive scar from being carved into Country.
Young Territorians will be able to blossom into future leaders through the NT Youth Ambassador program. See why you should apply today.
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.
The inaugural Disability Confidence Awards has celebrated organisations improving employment opportunities for Australians. See who makes the list.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Australian Little Athletics Championships roars back to life post-Covid with a more inclusive program – changes Paralympian Jaryd Clifford says build visibility as much as accessibility.
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