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Carbon credits seeding next chapter of Tiwi forestry

Tiwi Islanders are confident they've landed on the right forestry formula, one that's community-led and financially and environmentally sustainable.

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Double mental health beds, coroner tells government

The NT government should urgently fund the doubling of mental health beds, a coroner says, after finding that a Tiwi Island mother died because of "bed block".

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Tiwi Islanders take aim at bank's complaint rejection

ANZ has rejected a complaint from Tiwi traditional owners who say the bank's funding of fossil fuel projects contribute to adverse human rights impacts.

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New bridge for Tiwi Islands as NT fights 50/50 funding

New projects linking remote Indigenous communities to essential services could be on the chopping block thanks to funding shortfalls.

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Tiwi elders ask Plibersek to protect cultural heritage

Tiwi Islanders have opened a new front in their fight against Santos' Barossa gas project, which they believe will damage their underwater cultural heritage.

AAP

‘We will win’: Tiwi Islanders draw a line in the sand against Santos gas project and ‘white fella rule’

There is hope on the Tiwi Islands after a landmark court case forced company to consult traditional owners

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The NT's economic growth is 'heavily influenced' by the Barossa gas project, but its future is increasingly uncertain

Getting back in the black by 2026-27 relies heavily on Santos' $4.7 billion Barossa gas field off the coast of the Tiwi Islands going ahead, but it's facing opposition from traditional owners and rising environmental costs.

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NT man remains in hospital after allegedly stabbing Tiwi home invasion victim with a shovel

The 31-year-old has been charged with breaking into a home and stabbing the occupant in the neck with a shovel before stealing their car.

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Territory Labor, CLP announce Tiwi Islands candidates for NT's Arafura by-election after former member's sudden death

Labor is pushing to retain a seat in NT Parliament as the race for the huge remote electorate of Arafura gets underway ahead of the former member's funeral.

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Tiwi Bombers Football Club threatened with $10,000 fine over Men's Premier League game forfeiture

AFL Northern Territory says the $10,000 fine will be suspended for the remainder of the season and will only be enforced if they forfeit again.

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Teaching Jessica Mauboy: when two Top End 12-year-olds met an Australian pop star

For the chart-topping singer trying to learn Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes in Tiwi and Mangarrayi, two Northern Territory boys proved enthusiastic teachers

The Guardian - AU

Santos to pause drilling in Barossa gas field north of the Tiwi Islands pending federal court decision

Santos says it will temporarily pause its expansion of a multi-billion-dollar gas project in Northern Territory gas fields following a challenge by Tiwi traditional owners.

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'Combat credible' US marines train on NT's Tiwi Islands as US continues focus on Indo-Pacific region

The US Marine Corp says this year's deployment to Darwin is the most "combat-credible" group sent yet, as the troops complete a week of intense training on the remote Tiwi Islands.

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Tiwi Islanders challenge offshore drilling, saying Santos did not consult them

Santos has reported attempt to contact Tiwi land council over $4.7bn Barossa gasfield but federal court challenge claims it did not meet its legal obligations

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Tiwi traditional owners launch Federal Court action to try to stop Santos Barossa gas field

Traditional owner Dennis Tipakalippa says he was not consulted about Santos's multi-billion-dollar Barossa project, which will run a gas pipeline through his family's sea country.

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Tiwi Islands 2022 Grand Final attracts thousands of fans, as Muluwurri Magpies clinch win in final quarter

Emotions have run high at the Tiwi Islands grand final, where more than 3,000 spectators have watched the community's biggest tourism and sporting event of the year.

The Conversation

Tiwi Islands offshore gas fight shows public banks are under real pressure over fossil fuel funding

Not so long ago, it was easy for public banks to fund new fossil fuel projects. But now, as the world faces a worsening climate crisis, the tide may be turning.

The Guardian - AU

NT traditional owners launch international legal action over Barossa gas project

Tiwi Islander and Larrakia peoples seeking to block South Korean development say it threatens marine life

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Tiwi Land Council supports new biosecurity zone, but says it needs to last longer to combat COVID-19

Leaders on the Tiwi Islands welcome the Commonwealth's introduction of a biosecurity zone — but fear it won't be enough to stem growing outbreaks.

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