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Environment
Lloyd Jones

Fossil fuel industry labelled 'a criminal enterprise'

Fossil fuel developments in Australia's north pose a major risk to the nation, Peter Garrett says. (Kelly Barnes/AAP PHOTOS)

Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett says the resources industry is "a criminal enterprise" knowingly causing harm as he argues Australia's future will be determined by what happens in the nation's north.

In a keynote speech at Australia's Great North Conference in Darwin, the former federal environment minister urged conservation groups to work together to fight against the industry even in hard times.

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