Aboriginal Ranger Grants Program left out of NT Budget despite election promise

Grants supporting the work of Aboriginal Rangers in the Northern Territory have been left out of the NT’s latest budget. National not-for-profit Country Needs People, which supports Indigenous Rangers and Indigenous Protected Areas, is calling for the NT Government to reinstate the funding.

Image: Tiwi Ranger Derek Puruntatameri. Photo: Annette Ruzicka/Country Needs People

Produced By: MJ Bakewell

Featured In Story: Paddy O’Leary – CEO, Country Needs People, and Boyd Elston – Ranger Programs Manager, Central Land Council

First aired on The Wire, Thursday 22 May 2025