Tiwi Islander and Larrakia peoples seeking to block South Korean development say it threatens marine life
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Traditional owners in the Northern Territory have launched an international legal bid to block the $4.7bn Barossa offshore gas project in the Timor Sea, saying the development will threaten marine life.
Tiwi Islander and Larrakia traditional owners are seeking to prevent South Korea’s export credit agencies from financing the development, which would provide a new source of gas to the existing Darwin LNG facility.
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