Northern Territory faces legal action over decision to reduce security bond on McArthur River mine

Conservationists and traditional owners want to ensure there is enough money to rehabilitate area when Glencore mining ends

Traditional owners and conservationists have launched legal action against the Northern Territory government over its decision to cut $120m from a bond held as insurance against any future environmental damage from the contentious McArthur River lead and zinc mine.

Lawyers for Jack Green and Josephine Davey Green, residents of the remote community of Borroloola, will argue the territory government's November 2019 decision was unlawful.