Policy & Advocacy
EPBC Act Review: We are part of nature, and now is the time to fight
April 02, 2020
If there is one thing that the Coronavirus pandemic is teaching us, it's that we are inextricably part of the natural world. And if we want to protect nature from the relentless consumption and...
Read More ShareYou can hold polluters to account
February 06, 2020
I'm sure you agree that polluters should have to do something positive for the environment to offset their impact - but we should be the ones to decide what's a fair offset, not gas...
Read More ShareYour chance to change the future of fracking in the NT
February 06, 2020
Do you love acronyms as much as we do? That is, not at all? Well - we're sorry to have to give you another one to learn, but this one is very important and...
Read More SharePlanning Reform Submission Guide
November 27, 2019
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 certainty, enforceability and public participation. Planning regulation and policy...
Read More ShareALEC Policy Engagement 2019
July 30, 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. It was the culmination of three years work across...
Read More ShareEnvironmental Reform in 2019
March 11, 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 change, biodiversity loss, land degradation and water security but...
Read More ShareOutsourcing Reform to Private Consultancies
January 03, 2019
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 seen the release of a Climate Change Discussion Paper,...
Read More ShareEnvironment Protection Bill Open For Comment
October 17, 2018
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 governance in the Northern Territory. It is a comprehensive...
Read More ShareA Big Year for Environmental Policy
October 03, 2018
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. Construction has commenced on some major projects; the fracking...
Read More ShareLooking Towards a New Set of Nature Laws for the NT
October 03, 2018
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 been leaching toxic metalliferous water into the environment for...
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