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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

Pastoralist company to join forces with Beetaloo Basin traditional owners to resist gas exploration

Empire Energy's exploration well at its Beetaloo Basin gas site. Pastoralists and local traditional owners are joining forces to oppose fracking in the area
Empire Energy's exploration well at its Beetaloo Basin gas site. Pastoralists and local traditional owners are joining forces to oppose fracking in the area. Photograph: Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

One of the Northern Territory’s biggest and wealthiest pastoral landholders will join traditional owners to “resist” the entry of fracking companies on to its expansive holdings in the Beetaloo Basin.

The former Morrison government made gas exploration in the Beetaloo a central pillar of its so-called gas-led recovery from the pandemic, accelerating exploration in the region by granting big gas companies tens of millions of dollars in incentives.

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