Northern gas pipeline wins approval

The federal government has approved a 622km gas pipeline from the Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek to Queensland's Mt Isa.

The federal government has given environmental approval to an $800 million pipeline to move gas from the Northern Territory to Queensland.

However, the future of the Northern Gas Pipeline, which runs from Tennant Creek to Mt Isa, is still in doubt after traditional owners lodged an emergency objection to it in February over fears it could lead to fracking.

The NT government still needs to give approval for the project to go ahead.