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