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We tracked the Tasmanian boobook as it flew a remarkable 250 kilometres non-stop across Bass Strait

Every year, tens of thousands of land birds make a long flight across Bass Strait – the stretch of water separating Tasmania from continental Australia.

The Conversation

Abandoning Bass Strait oil and gas structures would breach international law, expert warns

Australia must insist on full removal when ExxonMobil decommissions offshore project, Wilderness Society says

The Guardian - AU

‘Disaster in the making’: Environmental groups slam regulator for offshore rig failures

The ongoing shitshow of redundant offshore rigs continues, with environmental groups singling out the ‘failures’ of the government’s regulator.

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Investigation under way after gas pipeline off Victorian coast ruptures

Gas platforms in the area are among the oldest offshore oil and gas operations in the country

The Guardian - AU

Australia is not equipped to handle the incoming pile of redundant fossil fuel rigs

Radioactive waste, diplomatic tensions and tens of billions of dollars — welcome to the messy world of offshore decommissioning.

Crikey

Fishermen wary of seismic plans for Bass Strait waters

Bass Strait fishermen think it will years before the effects of planned seismic testing are evident in crayfish and other small creatures.

AAP

Santos' lawyer accuses expert of 'weaponising' heritage

Tiwi Islander Simon Munkara's Federal Court challenge to Santos' gas pipeline in the Timor Sea continues with anthropologists giving evidence.

AAP

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Santos given green-light for Barossa drilling project

Santos has marked a key regulatory win for its $5.8bn Timor Sea Barossa project, but other court battles are threatening to derail the project.

AAP

Offshore oil regulator ‘avoiding scrutiny’ over approval for Woodside blasting and drilling

Environmental lawyers concerned Nopsema has not published its reasons for approving work at Scarborough gas development

The Guardian - AU

Dutton urges PM to put preventive detention on national cabinet agenda – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Santos permitted to start works on Barossa pipeline

Santos is allowed to begin laying a pipeline near the Tiwi islands but could be swiftly blocked by a successful federal court challenge by a traditional owner.

AAP

Santos angers Tiwi people as it pushes ahead with plans to lay pipeline in Barossa offshore gas project

Community says company has not been in contact about plans for drilling operation ‘threatening our environment and our cultural way of life’

The Guardian - AU

Woodside calls for gas-permitting reforms after ruling

Woodside Energy is lamenting a court decision to invalidate a permit on its $16 billion Scarborough gas project on grounds involving Indigenous consultation.

AAP

Woodside plan for seismic blasting at Scarborough offshore gas field blocked by court

Mardudhunera woman Raelene Cooper successfully argues traditional owners were not properly consulted on $16.5bn development

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Traditional owner challenges Woodside's seismic testing

A judge has reserved his decision in a Mardudhunera woman's court challenge to Woodside's Scarborough Gas Project seismic blasting plans.

The Guardian - AU

Woodside faces Indigenous legal challenge to seismic blasting at WA gas site

Traditional owner alleges company failed to adequately consult on effect of Scarborough project blasting on sea country

The Guardian - AU

Retired Santos gas wells off Western Australia coast leaking for a decade, regulator says

Energy giant proposes monitoring wells for five years, as government says seepage volumes are factored into emissions reduction targets

ABC News

Greenpeace call for removal of Woodside's sunken gas mooring tower 'decaying' on ocean floor

Greenpeace has released underwater footage of Woodside's sunken riser turret mooring off the West Australian coast. The activist group says the structure is "decaying" and poses a contamination risk.

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ABC News

Seismic survey debate returns to south-west Victoria after national talks with fishers break down

National plans to create a framework for compensating fishers affected by seismic surveying have failed. What does it mean for fishers fighting big oil and gas companies?

ABC News

Santos ordered to delay building gas pipeline for Barossa project until impact on Indigenous sites re-examined

In another setback for Santos' $4.7 billion Barossa gas project, the national regulator has ordered the company to pause construction of its pipeline over concerns about its potential impact on Indigenous cultural sites.

ABC News

What the Santos Federal Court loss means for the Barossa gas project off the Tiwi Islands, and future projects like it

After losing an appeal to restart drilling on its Barossa gas project, Santos maintains it will go ahead as planned. But the ruling has cast uncertainty over the future of similar projects.

Al Jazeera

Australian Indigenous island community halts $3.6bn gas drilling

Australia’s second-largest independent gas producer Santos Ltd argued it had all necessary approvals to begin drilling.

The Guardian - AU

Tiwi Islanders win court battle with Santos over drilling in traditional waters

Gas company’s approval set aside after Justice Mordecai Bromberg found the regulator did not consult properly with traditional owners

ABC News

Santos to pause drilling in Barossa gas field north of the Tiwi Islands pending federal court decision

Santos says it will temporarily pause its expansion of a multi-billion-dollar gas project in Northern Territory gas fields following a challenge by Tiwi traditional owners.

ABC News

Shell drops plans to lock out Prelude workers from Western Australian offshore gas facility

The Anglo-Dutch energy giant says a lockout aboard their facility off the Kimberley coast will not proceed due to safety and emergency response concerns, as industrial negotiations with the union grind to a halt.

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