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Samantha Hepburn

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Woodside’s North West Shelf gas extension is being challenged in the courts. Could it be stopped?

Two legal challenges threaten to overturn the decision to extend the North West Shelf gas project. A legal expert considers their prospects.

23.06.2025 4

The Conversation

Samantha Hepburn

Six more giant gas projects could join Labor's latest carbon bomb

09.06.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Samantha Hepburn

North West Shelf: Six more gas projects to watch

06.06.2025 20

The New Daily

Samantha Hepburn

Woodside’s North West Shelf approval is by no means a one-off . Here are 6 other giant gas projects to watch

Despite warnings of a climate catastrophe, a slew of polluting gas projects are either poised to begin or lie firmly in industry’s sights.

05.06.2025 40

The Conversation

Samantha Hepburn

Green light for gas: North West Shelf gas plant cleared to run until 2070

29.05.2025 9

Pearls and Irritations

Samantha Hepburn

Green light for gas: North West Shelf gas plant cleared to run until 2070

Environmental and First Nations groups have campaigned against extending Karratha’s large gas plant. Australia’s new environment minister just...

28.05.2025 7

The Conversation

Samantha Hepburn

The Coalition’s domestic gas plan would lower prices – just not very much

Reserving gas for domestic use on Australia’s east coast as the Coalition proposes is a good idea, though surprisingly left-leaning. But why is the...

09.04.2025 4

The Conversation

Samantha Hepburn

Huge gas fields – under a coral reef. Will a rejection on environmental grounds stop Woodside’s Browse project?

For decades, Australia’s largest independent oil and gas company, Woodside, has eyed off a prize: the largest known unconventional gas fields in...

08.08.2024 20

The Conversation

Samantha Hepburn