Northern Territory Chief Minister Eva Lawler backs major gas and Middle Arm development projects, reversing onshore hydraulic fracturing stance.

Northern Territory Chief Minister Eva Lawler, a former school principal, has climbed the political ranks in just eight years, taking the top job in December 2023. Despite not liking politics, she has backed major gas and Middle Arm development projects, including a reversal of her party's stance on onshore hydraulic fracturing. Lawler must lead her party, Labor, to a third term while retaining seats narrowly won in 2020.