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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Paul Karp and Lisa Cox

NT chief minister accuses ‘teals and trolls’ of trying to shut down Middle Arm development

Natasha Fyles
The Northern Territory chief minister, Natasha Fyles, said ‘it’s going to take a lot more than a couple of tweets for us to back down’ on the Middle Arm development. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

The Northern Territory chief minister has accused “teals [independents] and trolls” of trying to shut down the Middle Arm development over concerns it props up gas exports from the Beetaloo basin.

Natasha Fyles made those comments at the National Press Club on Tuesday, warning that the “Territory is not for turning” on the project, which has received $1.5bn of federal support from the Albanese government.

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