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Melissa Haswell

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Darwin residents are worried about toxic chemicals and gas leaks. We need laws to protect clean air

Darwin residents are worried about toxic chemicals and gas leaks. We need laws to protect clean air

Levels of toxic compounds emitted by the Inpex LNG facility in Darwin are substantially higher than first estimated, posing risks to public health.

29.10.2025 2

The Conversation

Melissa Haswell

Long-hidden methane leak in Darwin raises fresh doubts over Australia’s climate action

The incident adds to serious doubts about whether Australia can meet its commitment to reduce emissions of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas.

02.09.2025 3

The Conversation

Melissa Haswell

Woodside’s bid to expand a huge gas project is testing both major parties’ environmental credentials

Opposition leader Peter Dutton says a Coalition government would push for approval of the huge project, which would release billions of tonnes of...

20.03.2025 20

The Conversation

Melissa Haswell

Woodside’s bid to expand a huge gas project is testing both Labor and the Coalition’s environmental credentials

Opposition leader Peter Dutton says a Coalition government would push for approval of the huge project, which would release billions of tonnes of...

20.03.2025 10

The Conversation

Melissa Haswell

Inquiry raises deep concerns over Labor’s $1.5 billion cash splash for new NT gas hub

A Senate inquiry has failed to reach agreement on whether the Federal Government should spend A$1.5 billion on a major industrial hub in Darwin –...

27.08.2024 1

Pearls and Irritations

Melissa Haswell

Inquiry raises deep concerns over Labor’s $1.5 billion cash splash for new NT gas hub

A Senate inquiry has failed to reach agreement on whether the federal government should spend A$1.5 billion on a major industrial hub in Darwin –...

21.08.2024 1

The Conversation

Melissa Haswell