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Opinion: The NT’s population problem is a social and policy problem
The Northern Territory needs a radical rethink of population policy, including targeted migration to attract highly skilled workers, tax incentives to draw Australians north and improved employment packages to retain talent and build a more diverse economy, writes Dr Don Fuller, whose current visit has highlighted the challenges facing the Territory.
‘It’s definitely going to happen’: NT prepares for H5N1 bird flu
The highly contagious H5N1 strain of bird flu is expected to reach the Northern Territory soon, the Environment Department has said, with staff sampling faeces and water supplies to identify contamination.
Committee formed to oversee commercial barramundi licence buy-back
The Finocchiaro Government has formed a committee to oversee the buy-back of commercial barramundi fishing licences, with the industry welcoming the independent body but calling for alternative fishing methods so locally caught wild barramundi can continue to be sold in restaurants.
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