Policy & Advocacy
Reform is needed to achieve water justice and protect our most precious resource
April 13, 2021
Water is our most precious resource, and is essential to all life. ALEC and the Environment Centre NT believe the Northern Territory’s water regulatory system is failing, and is inadequate to meet the current...
Read More ShareNT Water Controller just granted the largest water allocation in Territory history. What happens next?
April 08, 2021
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 will receive...
Read More ShareOur priorities for 2021
April 01, 2021
ALEC purpose is to protect nature and support ecologically sustainable development in the arid lands. To work toward our vision of healthy futures for arid lands and people, ALEC is prioritising these key areas of focus over...
Read More ShareReform of outdated NT mining laws is an opportunity to fix a broken system
March 10, 2021
The Northern Territory Government is reforming its outdated mining laws. ALEC welcomes these vital reforms, potentially the largest changes to mining laws that the NT has seen in decades, which will have substantial impacts...
Read More ShareNT's key climate policy too weak to reduce emissions
March 08, 2021
The Northern Territory Government (NTG) is developing a policy which applies to new and expanding projects that require environmental approval under the Environment Protection Act 2019. The Northern Territory Government needs to rapidly decarbonise...
Read More Share'World's largest solar farm' must benefit all Territorians
February 02, 2021
Decarbonisation and the expansion of renewable energy are essential in mitigating the impacts of climate change. ALEC supports Sun Cable’s plan to build the world’s largest solar farm in the Territory, provided it brings local...
Read More ShareWhy we need a new water allocation plan for Alice Springs
December 15, 2020
Alice Springs has among the highest rates of water consumption in Australia. With close to 30,000 households and businesses using water from a finite groundwater supply drawn from the ancient Amadeus Basin Aquifers, careful...
Read More ShareSubmission: stopping Central Petroleum's dangerous new precedent for oil and gas drilling
December 13, 2020
ALEC made a submission in response to Central Petroleum’s Northern Territory Drilling Campaign. Central Petroleum wants to drill for gas and oil in the Amadeus Basin and has applied to the Northern Territory government...
Read More SharePetition update: ‘The great water heist?’
December 09, 2020
Thank you to the hundreds of people who signed the petition calling on Environment Minister Eva Lawler to intervene in Fortune Agribusiness’ annual 40 billion litre water licence application. If granted, this would be...
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