We had an incredible time talking and working together at this year's Desert Mob Artist Talks with the phenomenal artists from Iltja Ntjarra (Many Hands) Art Centre about their exhibition Nurnaka Urrkaapuntja Tharrka, Paintings...

  Seeing NT chief minister Lia Finocchiaro and Federal Resources minister Madeline King posing with big smiles to turn the tap on for the first fracked gas sales from the Beetaloo Basin is an...

On 12 August 2026, the Inaugural Central Australia Heat Resilience Summit brought together community leaders, technical experts and researchers, representatives from government and the community sector to share knowledge about the impacts of extreme...

On August 25th 2026, 30 community members attended a community meeting at Red Hot Arts in Alice Springs.Below is a summary of our meeting. This opened up discussion in what these AI hyperscale data...

In September 2025, hundreds of people gathered from across Northern Australia to join the inaugural Australia's Great North conference, hosted by the Environment Centre NT, Environs Kimberley, Arid Lands Environment Centre and Cairns and Far North...

Last month, the inaugural Australia’s Great North Conference in Garamilla (Darwin) was a showcase of community storytelling, deep collaboration and environmental struggles for justice.  This important sold-out conference brought 250+ people together to holistically...

As many readers know, buffel grass has a storied and complicated history in the NT, with first introductions traced back to the saddle bags of Afghan cameleers in the 1800s. It was subsequently introduced...

26 October 2024 ‘Water is precious in the desert’ exhibition in Sydney on Gadigal Lands. A wonderful opportunity to celebrate and showcase the Water Justice Project partnership between Arlpwe Art and Culture Centre, Running...

October 2024 Connecting, sharing and strategising to improve buffel grass management across NT and SA. Working together for national action, coordination and a Weed of National Significance listing in 2025. Excellent multi-day workshop at...

Arid Zone Field School Under the stunning river red gums (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) along the Lhere Mparntwe ALEC’s Policy Officer, Alex Vaughan was fortunate enough to meet over 20 students from Charles Darwin University and...

Thanks to Protect Big Rivers for inviting our arid lands delegation to your community meeting with new environment minister, Lauren Moss, to discuss concerns about water security. Kaytetye women, Violet Downs and Maureen O’Keefe,...

Despite the NT News stating on the 4th of April that ‘Environment is at the forefront for voters’ it appears that neither major party has interest in protecting Central Australia’s unique and diverse environments....