Farmers Want NSW Minister to Axe Gas Pipeline

Farmers Want NSW Minister to Axe Gas Pipeline
Matt Kean speaks during a press conference in Randwick in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 18, 2021. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images
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More than 200 concerned landholders have petitioned the New South Wales (NSW) energy minister to stop Santos from entering farming land for its proposed 400-kilometre underground gas pipeline.

The Hunter Gas Pipeline would connect the $3.6 billion Narrabri Gas Project on NSW’s northern tablelands to Newcastle and the east coast market.