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Woodside’s North West Shelf gas extension is being challenged in the courts. Could it be stopped?

The controversial extension of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas project off Western Australia faces two legal challenges. Both raise significant concerns about the validity of government approvals. One could even seek an injunction, preventing federal environment minister Murray Watt from making a final decision.

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Revealed: the astonishing greenhouse gas emissions that will result from the North West Shelf project

The annual total dwarfs CO2-e from many other sources – including whole countries

The Guardian - AU

Neither glib lines nor warm thoughts can hide the cynicism of Labor’s North West Shelf decision

Albanese’s commitment to the climate crisis appears too often to be built on the idea that being better than the Coalition is enough – but that’s not how it works

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Australia’s emissions up slightly in 2024 as Labor faces heat over ‘climate-wrecking’ gas project

Greens leader accuses Albanese government of failing two climate tests: pollution on the rise and approving extension for North West Shelf

The Guardian - AU

‘Trauma porn’: media urged to reflect on role as victims’ families speak at Bondi Junction stabbing inquest

Victim’s partner says media involvement ‘only served to exacerbate my pain’. Plus: Kerry Stokes’ media empire energised by North West Shelf gas approval

The Guardian - AU

How the North West Shelf expansion risks further damage to Murujuga’s 50,000-year-old rock art

Yesterday, new environment minister Murray Watt approved an extension for the North West Shelf liquefied natural gas project. The gas plant at Karratha, Western Australia, will run until 2070.

The Conversation

Woodside win boosts gas industry but roadblocks remain

A ministerial decision to extend the life of a massive gas project despite climate concerns represents an endorsement of the sector by the Labor government.

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No one committed to Paris goals can seriously argue Woodside’s LNG project should operate until 2070

Forty-year extension of North West Shelf gas project granted by environment minister Murray Watt will result in huge greenhouse gas emissions, putting the already degraded Indigenous rock art at risk

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: reunited Coalition reveals shadow cabinet; Labor approves contentious North West Shelf extension; and very expensive eggs

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Jane Hume among those demoted as Sussan Ley charts new path

The Guardian - AU

Green light for gas: North West Shelf gas plant cleared to run until 2070

In a decision surprising very few people, Australia’s new environment minister Murray Watt has signed off on an extension for the gas plant at Karratha, part of the enormous North West Shelf liquefied natural gas project.

The Conversation

Labor approves extension of Woodside’s contentious North West Shelf gas development

Murray Watt will approve the extension of one of the world’s biggest liquified natural gas projects from 2030 to 2070

The Guardian - AU

'See you in court': anger over huge gas plant extension

Resources giant Woodside is facing renewed legal threats after being granted approval to continue operating a massive gas project for decades to come.

AAP

‘The spin has been wrong’: rock art expert raises concerns over critical report ahead of Woodside decision

Environment minister Murray Watt is due to make a decision on whether to extend the controversial North West Shelf development in coming days

The Guardian - AU

Reliable energy or ‘carbon bomb’? What’s at stake in the battle over Australia’s North West Shelf

Pollution damage to the ‘oldest outdoor art gallery on Earth’ is among the concerns as Woodside seeks to extend the life of a huge liquified natural gas project

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New challenge to Woodside's North West Shelf extension

A bid to protect sacred rock art has created a potential hurdle to Environment Minister Murray Watt's efforts to decide on a massive gas project's extension.

The Guardian - AU

Murray Watt knocks back objections to Woodside’s North West Shelf extension and clears way for final decision

Environment minister due to decide on controversial plan by end of the month in one of his first major challenges in new portfolio

AAP

Controversial gas project hinges on 11th-hour talks

The future of Woodside's North West Shelf gas project is a priority item in talks between federal Environment Minister Murray Watt and WA Premier Roger Cook.

The Conversation

Woodside’s bid to expand a huge gas project is testing both major parties’ environmental credentials

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has indicated a Coalition government would quickly approve a giant gas project off Western Australia which will release billions of tonnes of greenhouse gases until around 2070.

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The Guardian - AU

Fifty-year extension for one of Australia’s biggest CO2 emitters likely after WA ditches emissions-reduction rules

Extending life of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas processing plant on Burrup Peninsula could result in billions of tonnes of climate pollution, critics say

The Guardian - AU

Burrup Hub gas project could release 13 times Australia’s annual carbon emissions, analysis suggests

Greenpeace-led research discussed in Canberra with independent Kate Chaney saying politicians need to understand ‘sheer scale’ of what is planned in WA

The Guardian - AU

Fifty-year extension for Australia’s biggest CO2 emitter attracts record number of appeals

Woodside’s gas processing facility in Western Australia’s Pilbara region attracts 759 appeals against it, up from the previous record of 170

The Guardian - AU

Western Australia’s EPA urges 50-year extension of country’s most polluting gas project

Woodside’s North West Shelf gas development would release more than eight times Australia’s annual emissions if it continues to operate until 2070

ABC News

EPA gives green light to extend life of Woodside's North West Shelf project to 2070

Western Australia's environmental regulator recommends approval to extend the life of the North West Shelf gas project by almost 50 years, subject to strict conditions, including that it achieves net zero emissions by 2050, to help preserve Indigenous rock art in the area.

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