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The UNSW report found there were delays in responding to issues raised by the independent monitoring system, which was set up to protect the environmental and cultural interests in the area, with the mine site operator Glencore Australia, and the NT mining regulator failing to act quickly to mitigate these risks, or failing to take action on recommendations altogether. The NT government recently approved an expansion of the mine, despite the authority responsible for the protection of Aborigina...

Communities warned as tropical low develops in Gulf of Carpentaria FriFriday 5 The tropical low comes as monsoonal rain continues to fall across the Top End. ( Print text only Cancel Communities along the Gulf of Carpentaria coastline are being warned to prepare for severe rain and damaging wind, with a tropical low expected to form in the area tomorrow and a low chance of a tropical cyclone on Sunday. Key points: Nearby residents are being told to prepare, and that they could become isolated ...

Australian family, backed by one of South Africas richest men, buys Larrizona Station for $17 million TueTuesday 2 updated TueTuesday 2 Larrizona Station established hay and seed production alongside running cattle. ( Share Print text only Cancel An Australian family, backed by one of South Africas richest men, has bought its sixth Northern Territory cattle property, acquiring Larrizona Station for $17 million. Key points: Deal includes 6,000 head of cattle and 1,000 hecatres of cleared land I...

Last modified on Sun 7 Feb 2021 19.47 EST A collaboration among Northern Territory artists has likened the history of violent massacres in the Gulf of Carpentaria to modern-day damage wrought by lead mining, using paintings, text and photographic portraits of children and elders holding an oversized bullet. Lead in my grandmother’s body is an exhibition from Borroloola by senior Garrwa man Jack Green, senior Garrwa-Yanyuwa woman Nancy McDinny, Garrwa-Gangalidda man Stewart Hoosan, Darwin-b...

The Northern Land Council (NLC) has lodged a compensation claim against the NT government on behalf of the Gudanji, Yanyuwa and Yanyuwa-Marra peoples, who are Native Title holders of the McArthur River Pastoral Lease. The compensation claim filed in the Federal Court seeks unspecified damages relating to the McArthur River zinc mine and the nearby Bing Bong Port near Borroloola, in the Gulf of Carpentaria. The McArthur River Project, which enabled the establishment of the mine and Bing Bong Por...

Native title holders seek compensation from NT Government over McArthur River Mine ThuThursday 17 updated ThuThursday 17 Native title holders say the McArthur River Mine has affected culturally significant sites. ( Share Print text only Cancel The Aboriginal land council representing traditional owners in the Top End has filed a compensation claim against the Northern Territory Government over the effects of the McArthur River Mine on their native title rights and alleged damage to sacred sites...

A trough is generating storms, some severe, over eastern parts of Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. READ MORE: More rain is forecast across NSW today after parts of the Northern Rivers was flooded yesterday.(Josh Dye) In NSW, a severe storm warning is in place for a large part of the state with damaging winds also expected to hit the Sydney Coast, Illawarra Coast, Batemans Coast and Eden Coast. The conditions come after low-lying areas of the NSW Northern Rivers to become submerged aft...