"They can grow crops as they see fit, the Northern Territory government doesn't tell farmers what they can grow," Ms Worden says. Cotton bales lined up outside a cotton gin near Katherine.

Don't miss out on the headlines from Northern Territory. Followed categories ... with about 5000ha available for cotton growing. Tipperary’s first crop, in 2019, was planted on about 150ha.

Hungry for development and industry investment, the Northern Territory government is putting one of the world’s last intact tropical ecosystems at risk. Scientists are calling for better ...

Dr Howey has received legal advice. "It is not lawful to grow cotton on a pastoral lease in the Northern Territory," she says. She's already challenged this practice once in court. That prompted a ...