Traditional Owners welcome legal challenge to protect water from fracking, say Federal Minister must assess all Beetaloo projects
WHAT: Response to news that Lock the Gate Alliance has launched the first legal challenge to fracking under the water trigger in Australia’s national environment laws. Lock the Gate Alliance is seeking an injunction from the Federal Court to prevent Tamboran’s Shenandoah project going ahead until the Federal Government assesses the impacts of the project on water under national environment laws.
Traditional Owners condemn NT Govt OK for Empire’s fracking without their consent
New NT ‘One Stop Shop’ Big Developer laws: Beetaloo Basin Traditional Owners comment
WHAT: Nurrdalinji Aboriginal Corporation, which represents native title holders from the NT’s Beetaloo Basin who wish to protect country, comments on new Territory laws proposed by the CLP, designed to side-step environmental and other laws which apply to fracking (“Major projects could be exempted from NT laws, and Minister ‘step in’ powers under future Territory Controller” NT News today).
Senate Inquiry Final Report Middle Arm: Beetaloo Basin Traditional Owners comment
NT govt and Empire Beetaloo fracking deal wrong: Traditional Owners comment
Traditional Owners condemn NT Govt approval of Tamboran’s fracking plans
Call on Plibersek to scrutinise Tamboran’s water impacts using ‘water trigger’
Beetaloo Basin fracking breaches: Traditional Owners comment
Call on NT govt to prosecute and Minister Plibersek to scrutinise Empire’s plans using the ‘water trigger’