High court blocks plan to extract two Sydney Harbours’ worth of groundwater from the desert

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NT government had granted 30-year licence to grow fruit and vegetables but native title holders say it threatened sacred sites and the fragile desert environment Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Native title holders have won a high court appeal, overturning the largest groundwater licence ever granted in the Northern Territory, which would have allowed an agricultural company to extract 40 gigalitres of groundwate... Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.

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