In a win for Traditional Owners, Origin is walking away from the Beetaloo Basin. But the fight against fracking is not over
- Written by: Lily O'Neill, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
ShutterstockWhat a difference six months makes. Before the federal election, the Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory was to have spearheaded Australia’s “gas-led recovery”. But Origin Energy this week announced it would sell its share of the basin project ahead of a wider exit from new gas ventures.
The Beetaloo Basin holds...