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Federal Court puts stop to Barossa drilling

THE Federal Court has set aside the offshore regulator’s tick for Santos environmental plan related to the drilling and completion work at its Barossa gas project in the Timor Sea after it found the company had not engaged Traditional Owner stakeholders adequately.

Helen Clark

Federal Court puts stop to Barossa drilling

This represents the first major win in Australian courts against a proposed large-scale fossil fuel project. Activists, Traditional Owners and school children have launched multiple cases in recent years,...

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