Woodside faces Indigenous legal challenge to seismic blasting at WA gas site

Raelene Cooper is seeking a judicial review of the decision to grant Woodside approval for seismic blasting at its Scarborough project. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

A traditional owner has filed a legal challenge to the approval of seismic blasting for Woodside’s Scarborough offshore gas project in Western Australia.

Mardudhunera woman Raelene Cooper is seeking a judicial review of the offshore petroleum regulator Nopsema’s decision to grant the approval despite concerns consultation with traditional owners had been inadequate.