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Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC) is central Australia’s peak environmental organisation; defending Australia’s iconic desert country for 40 years. We are a strong and trusted voice for the protection of arid lands, creatures and communities. We work tirelessly toward our vision: healthy futures for arid lands and people.

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Don't Frack the Outback

The Government is trying to fast-track major fracking and gas infrastructure projects in the Territory. We need your support to help stop dangerous new fracking and pipeline projects to protect our land,...
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Singleton Station

The NT Water Controller has granted a licence that could see the eventual extraction of 40 billion litres of groundwater per year - the largest water allocation in Territory history.  Fortune Agribusiness...
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Northern territory’s peak environment bodies lodge review of singleton station water licence

June 02, 2021

The Northern Territory’s peak environment bodies, Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC) and the Environment Centre NT (ECNT) have lodged applications for Ministerial review of the Water Controller’s decision to grant Fortune Agribusiness a licence to extract 40 billion litres of groundwater per annum at...

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Imperial fracking undermines NT environmental safeguards and needs environmental impact assessment

May 27, 2021

The Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC), central Australia’s peak environmental body, is calling on Imperial Oil and Gas’ proposal to frack seven new shale gas wells in the greater McArthur Basin to undergo a comprehensive Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) by the Environment Protection Authority....

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On May 21, it's time to strike for climate action.

May 19, 2021

The Student Strike 4 Climate group are doing some amazing organising for this national event to demand that Australian government #FundOurFutureNotGas and take action on climate change. They have Not Business As Usual on board, who already have over 250 businesses and organisations pledging...

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