Opening 10 new oil and gas sites is a win for fossil fuel companies – but a staggering loss for the rest of Australia
- Written by: Samantha Hepburn, Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
Jan-Rune Smenes Reite/Pexels, CC BYFederal Resources Minister Madeleine King yesterday handed Australia’s fossil fuel industry two significant wins.
The minister announced oil and gas exploration will be allowed at ten new Australian ocean sites – comprising almost 47,000 square kilometres. And she approved two new offshore greenhouse...