The Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin is key to the Morrison government’s plan to expand Australia’s gas supply. Guardian reporter Christopher Knaus explains why traditional owners and environmentalists are fighting to stop this from happening, and why there’s a Senate inquiry into government grants for companies keen to explore the basin

The Beetaloo Basin: a thorn in Morrison’s ‘gas-led recovery’?

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The Beetaloo Basin: a thorn in Morrison’s ‘gas-led recovery’?

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