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Environment Minister loses seat at NT election

Northern Territory Environment Minister, Len Kiely, has lost his seat at the territory’s August 9 election.

Labor is yet to claim victory in the election, but the party appears likely to have retained government despite a swing against it at the polls. Country Liberal Party leader, Terry Mills, has conceded electoral defeat.

During the election campaign, the NT Labor Party pledged more than $3 million to spend on environmental initiatives, including:

• $1.8 million funding to establish the first stage of a conservation link between Northern Territory parks in Arafura and Alice Springs to help wildlife better adapt to climate change.
• Additional annual funding of $120,000 for the NT Environment Centre;
• A doubling of funding for the Arid Lands Environment Centre’s to $70,000 per year; and
• The introduction of a new $500 water tank rebate for the Territory, which would build on the Labor Government’s existing Waterwise Central Australia Rebate scheme.

While on the campaign trail, Labor also promised to require further land clearing applications on the Tiwi Islands to be subject to a full Environmental Impact Statement.

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