Canberra Times: Call for federal action over NT water plan
Water experts and environmentalists are calling for the federal government to take action over the Northern Territory government's massive proposed ground water extraction plan that includes an allocation for gas fracking.
NT News: Territory government allows onshore petroleum companies to sell fracked gas during exploration phase
Nurrdalinji Aboriginal Corporation chair Johnny Wilson says new fracking laws do not allow Traditional Owners to protect and care for country.
ABC: Aboriginal land councils condemn Northern Territory government’s proposed fracking rules
MR: Fyles’ new Beetaloo Fracking Bill allows full scale fracking without Traditional Owner consultation
Traditional Owners from the Beetaloo Basin are alarmed about new laws, introduced by the NT government and due to be pushed through by the end of the year, which will allow fracking companies to mine and sell gas at a large scale for up to 15 years at the exploration stage, in what amounts to production by stealth and which sidesteps the usual requirements to consult and secure consent agreements with native title holders for full-scale industrial development on their country (ABC today: Traditional owners slam NT government’s 'disgraceful' plan to allow fracked gas to be sold before full approvals are granted).
The Age: Eddie Mabo’s lawyer says NT fracking plans could go against native title
NIT: Traditional Owners fear new NT law will create gas exploitation free-for-all
'Don't make the same mistake': Traditional Owners' warning over renewable projects on Aboriginal land
First Nations experts and Traditional Owners say the federal government must properly consult and share benefits with Aboriginal people in the development of the new green economy.
Canberra Times: Santos ends Darwin Festival sponsorship
Gas company Santos has ended its sponsorship of the Darwin Festival following a campaign by environmental activists and traditional owners.
ABC News: Pastoralists, traditional owners, environmental groups, call for moratorium on NT water licences
The Northern Territory government's management of water could "run rivers dry" and risk the livelihoods of future generations, a traditional owner has said during a major water conference in Darwin this week.
MR: NT govt charges fracking companies for water: Beetaloo Traditional Owners comment
Nurrdalinji Aboriginal Corporation, which represents Traditional Owners from across the Beetaloo Basin, comments on the NT government’s plans to consult about a water charging framework so that fracking companies may start to pay for water by 2023. See page 27 of the Draft Territory Water Plan.
ABC News: Oil and gas industry will no longer get free water in NT, questions remain for other big industries
For the first time, major industries in the Northern Territory will be charged for the water they use, in a policy shift the Environment Minister says is aimed at "bigger industries", not "small businesses and small farmers trying to make a go of it".
Media Release: Federal Court decision on Santos’ Tiwi Islander consultation: Beetaloo Traditional Owners comment
With today’s Federal Court decision spotlighting Santos’ poor consultation with Tiwi people about its Barossa offshore gas project, Traditional Owners from the Beetaloo Basin say the judgment should act as a warning bell for all fracking companies seeking to consult with them in the hope of securing exploration and production agreements in their region.
NIT: Origin’s Beetaloo and Kimberley gas exit hailed by environmentalists
A group of Traditional Owners and environmentalists have hailed Origin Energy’s withdrawal from the Beetaloo Basin and the Kimberley.
ABC: Tamboran Resources buys Origin Energy's Beetaloo Basin gas exploration stakes
A company facing fines for refusing to front a senate committee investigating gas subsidies has overnight become the biggest player in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.