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‘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.
CLP scramble to temporarily fill two crucial independent roles
The Finocchiaro CLP Government has moved to fill two independent statutory roles with one temporary acting commissioner, after the Children’s Commissioner resigned in disgust with the government’s policies last month and the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner’s contract was not renewed following his public criticism of the government.
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