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Great Australian Bight

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Norwegian cheque: who profits from oil in the Bight?


This report reveals that if Norwegian company, Equinor, is given permission to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight, it will likely pay the Norwegian government more than it will pay in Australian government taxes and up to 27 times more than they will pay to the South Australian government.
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The dispersant delusion: Equinor’s plan to poison the Great Australian Bight with banned toxic chemicals


This report outlines how environmental regulators plan to allow Equinor to respond to an oil spill in the Great Australian Bight by deploying a banned chemical cocktail that doesn’t work and is toxic to humans and marine life.
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Oil in the Great Australian Bight: comparative report on employment potential


This research argues that opening up the Great Australian Bight to exploratory drilling for oil and gas is unlikely to have much of an effect on jobs, and could even threaten employment in other industries.
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Offshore petroleum drilling and risk


This independent report concludes that Equinor’s current proposal is too risky to proceed given the remote location, the harsh physical environment and the lack of surrounding support infrastructure to deal with an incident.
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Australian government response to the Environment and Communications References Committee report: oil or gas production in the Great Australian Bight


This resource outlines the Australian government's response to the report by the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee, in relation to the inquiry into oil or gas production in the Great Australian Bight.
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