The chief executive of Australia's peak body for the oil and gas industry says no fracking will occur in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin without consent from affected traditional owners or pastoralists.Fracking the Northern Territory's gas-rich Beetaloo Basin was the subject of a Senate inquiry held in Darwin on Tuesday
Speaking at a Senate inquiry into the basin in Darwin on Tuesday, Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association CEO Andrew McConville said gas companies would not operate on land without permission. APPEA CEO Andrew McConville told the inquiry gas companies would comply with strict environmental regulations to mitigate risks from fracking.
Mr Walker and Samuel Daylight gave evidence as representatives of the Nurrdalinji Native Title Aboriginal Corporation. Other anti-fracking groups include environmental lawyers, academics and local cattle producers, who said they feared gas production would cause pollution and drive up Australia's carbon emissions to unacceptable levels.Speaking at the inquiry, Dan Robins, from anti-fracking collective Lock The Gate Alliance, alleged a "conflict of interest" between Shaun Drabsch, the CEO of the Northern Territory's Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade, and gas giant Santos.
Tensions flared at the inquiry over accusations some NT bureaucrats were being influenced by the gas industry.
So Australia is once again held to ransom by a minority group,how much money do they want this time ?