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Traditional owners lodge human rights complaint against super funds over Santos gas investment

Antonia Burke says the complaints are a message to the superannuation funds that Santos is "unsafe in their operations". (ABC News: Roxanne Fitzgerald)

On the sacred island lands off the coast of the Northern Territory, traditional owners have travelled thousands of kilometres to put another obstacle in front of a major gas giant's plans for development in pristine waters — that could generate billions of dollars.

Just weeks after Tiwi Island traditional owners lodged complaints against a dozen banks, including ANZ, Westpac, and NAB, for their involvement in a $1.5 billion loan for the Santos-operated Barossa gas project — Australia's top 20 superannuation funds are now being targeted.

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