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Beetaloo 'climate bomb' cannot be offset, inquiry told

Independent modelling suggests governments have underestimated emissions from the Northern Territory's proposed Beetaloo Basin project and a Darwin Harbour hub.

Woman protests as fracking rig heads for Beetaloo Basin

$Woman protests as fracking rig heads for Beetaloo Basin$

A big drilling rig is on its way to the Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory as protests are held against the operation.

NT government accused of lying about meeting climate condition before it greenlit ‘carbon bomb’ Beetaloo fracking

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Advocates claim new documents are proof the NT government lied when it claimed it had met all climate risk conditions for the massive new gas project

Darwin’s ‘sustainable’ Middle Arm development is key to huge fossil fuel projects, documents show

Exclusive: Middle Arm has been sold as ‘sustainable’ but papers reveal the Albanese government was briefed on the project’s links to new fossil fuel developments, including fracking in the Beetaloo basin

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.

Who can veto a Beetaloo Basin gas project? It's an issue vexing Indigenous people, pastoralists

The Northern Territory's Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says "Aboriginal territorians have the power to veto" a gas project. But is the matter really that straight forward?

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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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Northern Territory government denies Beetaloo Basin gas plans in doubt despite no federal support for offsets

No federal support is on the table for Territory Labor's promise to ensure that all Beetaloo Basin emissions are offset, as the territory cabinet weighs its decision on whether to allow full-scale fracking to go ahead.

Chris Bowen 'not proposing' federal funding to help with NT government promise to offset Beetaloo emissions

The Northern Territory government is seeking to downplay growing doubts about how it will ensure all greenhouse gas emissions from fracking in the Beetaloo Basin are offset, with the federal government appearing to rule out providing any dedicated support.

Environmentalists accuse Beetaloo Basin pro-fracking website of astroturfing

Mudburra elder Ray Dimakarri Dixon says he was shocked to discover site using his image to support fracking, which he is campaigning against

CSIRO under fire over 'nonsense' report on fracking offsets for Beetaloo Basin greenhouse gas emissions

An emissions integrity expert is calling for a review of a report on offsetting carbon pollution from fracking the Beetaloo Basin, declaring "something has gone wrong" at Australia's peak scientific agency.

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Offsetting Beetaloo Basin emissions would require unproven CCS technology, off-limits international credits, CSIRO finds

The researchers were tasked with determining how — and if — the Northern Territory government's promise to offset all greenhouse gas emissions from fracking the Beetaloo Basin could be achieved.

Anti-fracking group launches Supreme Court action against the NT government's approval of Beetaloo Basin exploration plan

The Central Australian Frack Free Alliance will argue the Northern Territory's Environment Minister failed to consider the full environmental impacts of new exploration works in the Beetaloo Basin.

Activists launch legal challenge to Beetaloo fracking

Activists in Central Australia will ask the Supreme Court to review the NT government's decision to approve fracking in the Beetaloo Basin.

Northern Territory faces legal challenge over approval of Tamboran drilling and fracking in Beetaloo basin

Central Australian Frack Free Alliance argues NT environment minister failed to properly consider Tamboran project’s impact

NT chief minister says states, Commonwealth must help offset emissions to obtain Beetaloo Basin gas

Natasha Fyles says the federal government and states with gas shortages must work with the Northern Territory if new supplies from the Beetaloo Basin are to be unlocked and all carbon emissions offset as promised.

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Mining vs rivers: a single line on a map could determine the future of water in the Northern Territory

A water war is brewing in the Northern Territory – and the battle centres around a line on a map.