, Southern Cross University; Martin Brueckner, Murdoch University, and Nia Emmanouil, Southern Cross University
Last week, the Western Australian Government lifted its state-wide moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Unconventional gas industries were given the green light to develop on existing petroleum leases, especially in WA's vast Kimberley region.
Following the Northern Territory government's April decision to lift its temporary fracking ban, this decision paves the way for future growth of the industry across much of northern Australia.
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