The rationale for this development by various members of the NT govt. over
this, has been straight out of "Yes Minister", with the govt. saying it is a
port, the developers saying it is not a port, and now the govt. saying that
anyway, the whatever it is does not come under the purview of any Minister, so
it doesn't really exist. It must be something in the water up there.
Carl Clifford
> On 7 May 2015, at 7:06 pm, Denise Goodfellow <>
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> Here in the Top End myself, friends and colleagues were flabbergasted to hear
> earlier this week that a deep sea port had been built in the Tiwi Islands.
> But what compounded our amazement was that it had been built in an area
> listed as internationally significant to wildlife but without any
> environmental approval. Government ministers appear to be passing the buck -
> no one is accepting any responsibility. It seems that companies such as the
> Singaporean corporation involved here, can ignore the NT Environmental
> Approval Act with impunity.
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> What really concerns me is that this development will set a precedent, not
> only in the NT, but elsewhere in Australia. We’ve already seen off an
> inappropriate development here in Darwin River, but the proposals and
> exploration licences keep coming.
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> The Environmental Defenders’ Office is prepared to launch an action but need
> a plaintiff. That might be hard to find, but all ideas are welcome.
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> Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
> PO Box 71
> Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841
> 043 8650 835
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> PhD candidate, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW.
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> Founding Member: Ecotourism Australia
> Nominated by Earthfoot for Condé Nast’s International Ecotourism Award, 2004.
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> With every introduction of a plant or animal that goes feral this continent
> becomes a little less unique, a little less Australian.
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