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Origin Energy chairman dismisses Beetaloo Basin Indigenous elder’s opposition to fracking during AGM – ABC News
Asked why Origin Energy is pushing ahead with exploration fracking in the Beetaloo Basin against the wishes of some Indigenous elders, the gas company’s chair s…
The chairman of gas giant Origin Energy has dismissed opposition to fracking from some traditional owners in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin, saying the protesters do not live near active drilling sites.
Key points:
- The Beetaloo Basin is a massive shale gas resource 400 kilometres south of Darwin
- Origin says it respects traditional owners’ connection to country, but only communities near drilling sites need to be consulted
- Alawa elder Naomi Wilfred says all Indi…
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