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Luke Costin and Jack Gramenz

NSW offshore drilling ban will be Australian first

Gas exploration off the NSW coast will be severely impacted by a ban NSW is set to implement (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Any hopes for offshore drilling projects are likely to be scuppered by a NSW-wide ban in the state's waters.

Going further than any other state and territory and delighting environmental groups, the NSW ban will stop petroleum and mineral exploration in coastal waters as well as its recovery.

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