There's global demand for cotton and big profits to be made for farmers — but the growing industry is putting one of the last tropical savannas and untouched river networks in the world under threat.
It's a global commodity, and a full-size module sells for around $5,000.
But environmental groups say this alleged unlawful activity speaks of a culture of cowboy antics in a jurisdiction with limited environmental oversight and "a piecemeal set of laws".In 2018, a ban on cotton in the Northern Territory was lifted. Since then, environmental groups, traditional owners and large sections of the community have waged war on the emerging industry.
President of the Northern Cotton Growers Association Bruce Connolly and Northern Territory Farmers Association CEO Paul Burke looking at cotton harvested at Tipperary Station.
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