NT environmentalists ‘gobsmacked’ at federal green light to bulldoze nearly 3,000 hectares of tropical savanna

Daly River region is home to threatened species such as the ghost bat, Gouldian finch, pig-nosed turtle and red goshawk Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The environment minister, Murray Watt, has given the green light for the bulldozing of nearly 3,000 hectares of tropical savanna in the Northern Territory without an assessment under Australia’s nature laws. Top End Pastoral Company’s development would clear 2,723 hectares of woodland – an area 10 times the size o...

By Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent