Australia’s biggest gas project, the North West Shelf, is facing legal heat after the government granted it a 40-year extension—now under fire for alleged ministerial bias. Environmental groups argue the decision was tainted by nearly 200 back-and-forth texts and emails between the minister’s office and Woodside, suggesting a pre-decisional cozy relationship. The minister’s team counters that they pushed back on key issues, including impacts on sacred Indigenous sites, and even imposed unpopular conditions. Complicating matters, the court case also questions whether Woodside’s separate Browse Basin project should have influenced the North West Shelf approval. With the judge now holding judgment, the outcome could reshape how major energy projects are approved in Australia.
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