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Perrottet government to outlaw offshore gas drilling

Protesters have been fighting to protect the NSW coastline between Wollongong and Newcastle. (PR HANDOUT) (AAP)

The Perrottet government will rewrite planning laws to permanently block offshore gas drilling along the NSW coast.

It comes after the Federal Court quashed former prime minister Scott Morrison's decision to block an extension of the PEP-11 permit, reopening the door to potential gas drilling across a large stretch of NSW waters.

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