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Planning Reform Submission Guide
Stage three Planning Reform has commenced. The Northern Territory Government are accepting submissions on changes to the Planning Act and the Planning Scheme to improve...
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ALEC Policy Engagement 2019
In May this year the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services released a report on the state of global biodiversity and ecosystem integrity....
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Environmental Reform in 2019
2019 is shaping up to be monumental year for environmental issues. We are regularly hearing about the need to take decisive action to address climate...
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Outsourcing Reform to Private Consultancies
The NT Government is pushing full steam ahead with an ambitious agenda of environmental reform. In the last couple of months of 2018 we have...
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Environment Protection Bill Open For Comment
The long-awaited draft Environment Protection Act has been released for public comment. This is a major piece of legislation that provides the foundation for environmental...
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A Big Year for Environmental Policy
We are now more than halfway through 2018. It is a valuable time to evaluate where we are at and the trajectory we are on....
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Looking Towards a New Set of Nature Laws for the NT
A history of failings The history of environmental regulation in the Northern Territory is marred by a series of failures, some catastrophic. Redbank mine has...
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Risks of Nolans Bore Rare Earths Mine
Whilst the Nolans Bore Rare Earths Mine may be “Charged and Ready To Go” the Northern Territory community must be made aware of the potential...
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Ecologically Sustainable Development Through Policy
Environmental policy touches on so many aspects of life in the arid zone and is a big part of the work that ALEC engages in....
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Climate Change in the NT
There is no aspect of life that will be unaffected by a changing climate. Every component of society, economy and environment will have differing levels...
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