ABC: Sale of exploratory fracked gas from Beetaloo Basin exposes community to risks
Traditional owners and green groups in the Northern Territory say a new law is allowing companies exploring for gas to start selling it before they have gone through the approval processes needed for full production is putting the community at risk.
ABC PM: Traditional Owners fear new gas laws will hurt country
Indigenous traditional owners and green groups are accusing the NT Government of exposing the community to risk because its passed new laws which allow companies exploring for gas to start selling it before they've gone through full production approvals processes.
NITV: These Traditional Owners fear for their Songlines, saying the Northern Land Council is not defending them
Fracking has been approved for the Northern Territory, and thousands of wells could soon dot an area covering many Aboriginal Nations.
Guardian: ‘We need help’: traditional owners accuse land council of ‘facilitating fracking’
Exclusive: Traditional owners in the Beetaloo basin say they are not being effectively represented in the battle against a major gas industry expansion. The Northern Land Council denies the claim.
Guardian: I feel responsible for my role in fracking agreements signed long ago. But I won’t stop fighting to save the Beetaloo basin
When I heard the news that fracking would go ahead on my grandparents’ country, I felt my spirit and heart were breaking.
Canberra Times: Pastoralists and traditional owners in fear of fracking
Traditional owners and a cattle station company are alarmed at the environmental threat of fracking on their land after the Northern Territory government lifted its moratorium on the controversial practice.
ABC VIDEO: Questions raised about the largest fracking project in the Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is on the cusp of developing what could be one of the world's largest shale gas developments, but critics say a recent incident in the Beetaloo Basin has raised questions about the Government's ability to protect the environment.
ABC: 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 has divided Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory, leaving some feeling hopeful and others suspicious.
ABC: Who can veto a Beetaloo Basin gas project? It's an issue vexing Indigenous people, pastoralists
When announcing the decision to allow commercial gas production to go ahead in the Beetaloo Basin this week, NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles said Indigenous people had the power to stop a gas development.
The Age: NT approves Beetaloo gas fracking despite climate fears
Onshore fracking has been given the green light in the Northern Territory’s gas-rich Beetaloo Basin, clearing the way for a controversial expansion of wells and production in a move that has dismayed traditional owners and environmental groups.