Energy Body Supports Repeal of South Australia’s Fracking Ban

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas says a former ban on fracking in the state’s south east was a ‘political’ move.

Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas at a press conference during a visit to Cabra Dominican College in Adelaide, Australia, on May 20, 2022. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Australian Energy Producers has lauded a decision by the South Australian government to lift a decade-long fracking ban in the south east of the state, saying it will put downward pressure on prices and boost business and manufacturing.

But the practice of fracking has long drawn opposition from environmental advocates who argue it results in contamination of land.