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Northern Territory government completes SREBA study, flags final decision on fracking industry weeks away

The Beetaloo Basin is an enormous shale gas reserve about 500 kilometres south-east of Darwin. (Supplied: Empire Energy)

The Northern Territory government has publicly released the findings of a critical, three-year study into fracking in the Beetaloo sub-basin, finding no new risks associated with the development of an onshore gas industry.

Completion of the assessment means the Northern Territory government will likely have a final decision on whether fracking production will go ahead in the next few weeks, according to Environment Minister Lauren Moss.

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