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'More than words needed' say traditional owners over gas project

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Traditional owners from the Tiwi islands say they have not been consulted about an offshore gas project Source: SBS News / SBS

Traditional landowners from the Tiwi Islands have visited the nation's capital to lobby the government to put a stop to drilling on a controversial gas project before the Federal Court hands down a verdict relating to the matter.


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Traditional landowners from the Tiwi Islands have visited the nation's capital to lobby the government to put a stop to drilling on a controversial gas project before the Federal Court hands down a verdict relating to the matter.



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