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(A)manda Parkinson

'Gas cowboys' reined in by trigger-happy minister

Tanya Plibersek has ordered an environmental assessment into gas exploration in the Beetaloo Basin. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

The Northern Territory government has accused the federal environment minister of putting the "handbrake" on gas extraction in the Beetaloo Basin. 

Tanya Plibersek on Saturday announced an inquiry into the impact of gas exploration on water resources in the basin. 

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