Anthony Albanese said in 2021 ‘a Labor government that I lead will rule out Pep11. Unequivocal. Full stop. Exclamation mark.’Anthony Albanese said in 2021 ‘a Labor government that I lead will rule out Pep11. Unequivocal. Full stop. Exclamation mark.’has lost patience with persistent delays from the federal and state governments and has asked the court to force them to make a decision.
Held since 1999 and renewed in 2012, the Pep11 permit is the only offshore petroleum exploration title granted to date in NSW. “To date, neither the First Application nor Second Application have been determined by the Joint Authority according to law,” Breeze wrote. He said it had now been 1,656 days since the acceptance of the first application and 1,278 days since the second.
“I’ve made it absolutely crystal clear that’s not something I support, and you can expect my view on that to be rock solid,” Morrison told journalists in 2021. By the time the court overturned the decision last year, Morrison had been replaced by Anthony Albanese, whose government had to make the decision again, balancing energy needs against the expectations and environmental concerns of some of Labor’s core constituents.Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersAlbanese had also made public comments about Pep11.