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4 months ago

Native title holders launch fresh appeal over Singleton Station groundwater licence

ABC

In a bid to safeguard water for future generations, the native title holders of a cattle station in Central Australia have escalated their legal fight against one of the most substantial groundwater licenses granted in Northern Territory history. To mark the beginning of their fresh appeal against a 40,000 megalitre license granted to Singleton Station, native title holders held a …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Central Land Council launches appeal over Singleton Station water licence Supreme Court decision

ABC

In short: Native title holders are appealing a decision to grant Fortune Agribusiness a controversial groundwater licence at Singleton Station. The NT Supreme Court last month dismissed a legal challenge by native title holders over the NT government's decision to grant the 40,000 megalitre per year licence. The Central Land Council says native title holders would continue fighting for their …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

NT Supreme Court dismisses legal challenge over massive groundwater licence at Singleton Station

ABC

The Northern Territory Supreme Court has dismissed a legal challenge over whether the NT government acted lawfully when it re-granted one of the largest groundwater licences in Australia's history to the owner of a Central Australian cattle station. Key points: The NT Supreme Court has rejected a case brought by traditional owners and environmental groups over a controversial groundwater licence …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Blue-water ambitions: Is China looking beyond its neighborhood now it has the world’s largest navy?

CNN

Seoul, South Korea CNN — China has built the world’s largest naval fleet, more than 340 warships, and until recently it has been regarded as a green-water navy, operating mostly near the country’s shores. A tale of two piers Chinese and Cambodian officials presided together over a ground-breaking ceremony for a Chinese-funded upgrade to the Ream Naval Base facility last …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Fortune Agribusiness' plans for massive water licence a risk to cultural sites, report finds

ABC

The Central Land Council is calling for the highest level of environmental scrutiny for a record-breaking Singleton Station water licence, after a report it commissioned found cultural and ceremonial values will "almost certainly" be damaged and sites diminished. Key points: Fortune Agribusiness' project at Singleton Station has been referred to the EPA Traditional owners and environment groups want the highest …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Traditional owners take fight against Australia's largest water licence on Singleton Station to Supreme Court

ABC

A Northern Territory government minister was in an "impossible position" when she re-granted Australia's largest water license because not even "basic" information about the natural resource was known at the time, the Supreme Court has heard. Key points: Traditional owners say they are fighting the licence for their children The NT Supreme Court heard baseline data for the region did …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Central Land Council survey finds 29 sacred sites could be threatened by Singleton Station water licence

ABC

An anthropological survey has identified 29 sacred sites threatened by a 40,000-megalitre water licence granted recently to a Northern Territory cattle station. Key points: A survey identifies 29 sacred sites near Singleton Station that rely on the same groundwater Traditional owners say climate change is already threatening sacred sites Fortune Agribusiness says it is keen to work with traditional owners …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Questions raised over bid to extract 40,000 megalitres of water a year from arid Central Australia

ABC

An application to use 40,000 megalitres of water a year for a major fruit and vegetable project in Central Australia should be rejected, according to a water expert and a key Indigenous group. Key points: The water licence could be the largest ever granted in the NT and would support one of the country's largest fruit and vegetable farms Indigenous …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Fortune Agribusiness unveils $150 million irrigation plans for Northern Territory cattle station

ABC

The owner of a Northern Territory cattle station has unveiled plans to develop a "nationally significant" fruit and vegetable operation in the middle of Australia. Key points: Fortune Agribusiness hopes to develop a 3,500-hectare irrigated horticulture farm It has applied for a 40,000 megalitre per year water licence It is expected hundreds of millions of dollars will be invested in …

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