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Media Release 2026 June 23 Mparntwe Alice Springs (Photographer: Sarah Dalgleish) “Absurd to import more buffel seed into the Alice Springs region” Adam Bandt puts national spotlight on buffel response  Today, Adam Bandt, CEO...

The Supreme Court of the Northern Territory has ordered the Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC) to pay 35% of Fortune Agribusiness' costs in proceedings that challenged the grant of a groundwater extraction licence at...

This is the government’s first climate policy announced since they were elected, and demonstrates the extent of dystopian state capture. The Finocchiaro Government has repeatedly made decisions that benefit the gas industry. The first...

The Nolan’s Bore neodymium and praseodymium open-cut mine with complex on-site processing 130kms north of Mparntwe Alice Springs has been designated as the Northern Territory’s first Significant Project under section 23 of the extreme...

New satellite images released by NASA showing Australia’s Red Centre turning green should not be mistaken for good news, the Invasive Species Council has warned, with much of the growth likely to be invasive...

Thank you to everyone who helped get us to Canberra last month to advocate for buffel grass to become a Weed of Nation Significance. Our community contributed financially, by putting pen to paper, and...

Fortune Agribusiness, the proponent of one of Australia’s largest groundwater licences at Singleton Station, 350km north of Mparntwe Alice Springs, has had a two-year extension granted to finalise their Environment Impact Statement (EIS) by...

Minister for the Environment, Joshua Burgoyne, has approved a plan which allows the planting of declared weed, buffel grass, on pastoral leases, despite significant community opposition.

The Northern Territory Government has released the Draft Buffel Grass Weed Management Plan 2026-2036 for public comment, after interventions were made by the Environment Minister, Joshua Burgoyne.  ALEC understands that the Buffel Grass Weed...

An invasive plant has changed the face of some of the country’s most famous landmarks, causing catastrophic environmental damage, raging bush fires and health issues. Buffel grass strips the beauty and biodiversity from iconic...