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Pastoralists divided on gas industry, as NT government clears fracking in Beetaloo Basin

Pastoralists are divided on the costs and benefits of the gas industry as the Northern Territory opens the door to fracking in the Beetaloo Basin.

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$MP Marion Scrymgour calls for hold on Beetaloo Basin approvals over fracking risks$

MP Marion Scrymgour calls for hold on Beetaloo Basin approvals over fracking risks

The Federal Member for Lingiari claims a key recommendation around water use has not been implemented despite plans to allow fracking in the region, and it has left traditional owners, environmentalists and pastoralists with serious concerns.

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$Promise of Beetaloo Basin fracking jobs prompts mixed views from NT's Aboriginal people$

Promise of Beetaloo Basin fracking jobs prompts mixed views from NT's Aboriginal people

The gas industry's promise of fracking-related jobs in the Beetaloo Basin leaves some Aboriginal Territorians feeling hopeful and others suspicious.

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9 times flip-flopping Rishi Sunak broke his promises - from NHS waiting lists to taxes

The PM has become notorious for chucking promises made to voters as he has whacked up taxes, failed to cut record hospital waiting lists and ditched a Brexit pledge to scrap EU laws

Daily Mirror

Tamboran Resources welcomes Beetaloo Basin fracking approval, as Northern Territory locals raise concerns over groundwater use

A US gas company with the biggest stake in the Beetaloo Basin has welcomed the approval of a full-scale fracking industry, while some locals say they are "devastated".

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NT government accused of failing to address climate risks before approving Beetaloo Basin gas project

Letter from panel member of fracking inquiry says key recommendations have not been fully implemented

The Guardian - AU

Fracking regulator disputes NT government's claim it met all Pepper Inquiry promises

The independent regulator has disputed the NT government's claim that is met all the conditions to allow fracking in the Beetaloo Basin.

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$The NT government has green-lit fracking in the Beetaloo Basin. What does it mean?$

The NT government has green-lit fracking in the Beetaloo Basin. What does it mean?

The Northern Territory government says fracking can begin in the Beetaloo Basin, opening up the region to the gas industry and increasing Australia's future greenhouse gas emissions profile.

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$NT gives green light to Beetaloo basin fracking$

NT gives green light to Beetaloo basin fracking

The Northern Territory government says it has strengthened environmental protections, allowing for the start of fracking projects in the region.

The New Daily

$Northern Territory clears way for fracking to begin in Beetaloo Basin$

Northern Territory clears way for fracking to begin in Beetaloo Basin

Environmental groups and scientists say move will have an unacceptable impact on the climate and have called for ban

The Guardian - AU

$NT government announces fracking in the Beetaloo Basin can go ahead$

NT government announces fracking in the Beetaloo Basin can go ahead

The government says all recommendations from a 2018 inquiry into fracking have been met, and oil and gas companies will be able to start applying to frack in the Beetaloo Basin.

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$Scientists send joint letter to NT government calling for ban on fracking in Beetaloo Basin$

Scientists send joint letter to NT government calling for ban on fracking in Beetaloo Basin

The NT government is poised to make a final decision on whether it will green-light fracking in the Beetaloo Basin, but nearly 100 scientists have called for a fracking ban in the region, saying the costs to the community could be "enormous".

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$Beetaloo Basin cattle company loses Supreme Court bid to stop fracking exploration$

Beetaloo Basin cattle company loses Supreme Court bid to stop fracking exploration

A gas company will be able to continue exploration in the Beetaloo Basin after a cattle company's appeal to stop the activity was dismissed by the Northern Territory Supreme Court.

ABC News

Beetaloo Basin Senate inquiry report recommends further scrutiny of Middle Arm industrial hub proposal

A long-awaited Senate inquiry's final report into fracking in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin has made 14 recommendations.

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The New Daily

‘We never consented’: Beetaloo companies urged to consider ‘human element’ of fracking

A federal inquiry recommended tighter regulations and more consultation with communities before fracking goes ahead in the Beetaloo Basin.

AAP

Beetaloo companies urged to consider 'human element'

A long-awaited Senate inquiry into oil exploration in the Beetaloo Basin has called for stronger regulations around carbon offsets and more local consultation.

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Northern Territory government completes SREBA study, flags final decision on fracking industry weeks away

The Northern Territory government has publicly released the findings of a critical, three-year study into fracking in the Beetaloo sub-basin, finding no new risks associated with the development of an onshore gas industry.

AAP

Fracking closer after release of Beetaloo report

A new report on the Beetaloo Basin has been released by the NT government to satisfy an inquiry's recommendations, potentially paving the way for gas fracking.

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The Guardian - UK

‘It made me wish I had made more records’: Natalie Merchant on returning to music after losing her voice

Emergency surgery on her spine led to months of enforced silence for the former 10,000 Maniacs singer-songwriter. But rather than take it easy, she’s been raising her teenage daughter, campaigning against fracking and has a new album out

Capital & Main

With a New Pennsylvania Governor, Lawmakers Push to Move Drilling Sites From Communities

Proposed legislation would prohibit new fracking wells within 2,500 feet of an existing building or water well.

ABC News

NT government should charge fracking companies more for groundwater use, economists say

Fracking companies will soon be charged a flat $3,000 fee for taking groundwater, but water economists say that's too cheap.

The Conversation

Companies that frack for oil and gas can keep a lot of information secret – but what they disclose shows widespread use of hazardous chemicals

From rural Pennsylvania to Los Angeles, more than 17 million Americans live within a mile of at least one oil or gas well. Since 2014, most new oil and gas wells have been fracked.

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Proponents of fracking in the Beetaloo Basin welcome the Greens' safeguard mechanism amendments, say they create 'certainty'

Fracking proponents say safeguard mechanism amendments have created certainty for the Beetaloo Basin.

The Texas Tribune

Thousands of pounds of “forever chemicals” have been injected into Texas oil and gas wells, study finds

A new report from a public health watchdog found that more than 40,000 pounds of PFAS has been injected into more than 1,000 wells across Texas — and warned that the chemicals could pose a risk to public health

ABC News

Report warned Indigenous communities may struggle to benefit from fracking in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin

An unpublished report commissioned by the federal government has cast doubt on the fracking industry's promise of jobs and economic benefits for Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.

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