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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Matthew Kelly

'The only just decision': court deals massive blow to PEP11 gas exploration project off Hunter coast

Asset Energy's push to explore for gas off the Hunter coast has been dealt a massive blow after the Federal Court upheld an earlier decision to reject the project.

The West Australian-based company had sought a judicial review of the Commonwealth-NSW Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority's finding that Asset's application was not in the public interest.

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