Northern Territory election

The environment was a big winner from the June 18 Northern Territory election, won in a landslide by Clare Martin and the ALP.  

 Doing a better job of looking after the ecosystems, landscapes and other environmental features that make the Territory special was a prominent issue in the election, with both Labor and the Greens running strongly on a range of environment issues.

The re-elected Martin government ran a positive, pro-environment campaign focusing on key issues including protecting the Daly River, no uranium mining, creating an EPA and conserving Darwin Harbour.

Labor's success, backed up by a strong vote for the Greens in most of the seats where they ran, means the re-elected Martin government has a clear mandate and obligation to implement its promises and really start looking after the Territory's unique and threatened environments.

There is much that needs to be done that can only be achieved with visionary leadership and adequate funding.

The Environment Centre looks forward to working with the government to address the environment problems and needs of the NT and help ensure more focus on ecologically sustainable development.

We encourage members and supporters to contact the newly re-elected government to congratulate them on their environment policies and encourage them to implement them fully.

For a brief summary and assessment of the Labor Government's environmental policies click here.

The Environment Centre NT (ECNT), established in 1983, is the NT's peak non-government environment organisation. ECNT is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, any political party and seeks to work with all sectors of the community to improve environmental protection across the NT.

ECNT's goals are to increase the understanding and valuing of our unique marine and terrestrial ecosystems; improve the protection and management of those ecosystems; and ensure NT communities and our economy are as ecologically sustainable as possible. ECNT works at a local, national and international level to raise awareness about the NT environment and the threats to it. 

ECNT welcomes new members: call (08) 8981 1984 to join us now.

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