The Australian government admits its funding is supporting the gas industry. That’s politically risky

Dark clouds are gathering over the NT’s Middle Arm gas project. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Events in Canberra this week point to a significant political battleground for the next federal election.

More than 80 doctors converged on the capital to protest against government support for fossil fuel expansion in the Northern Territory. It might not sound like that many people, but it’s representative of a bigger movement backed by several crossbenchers, including David Pocock and Monique Ryan.