Northern Territory Green Lights Beetaloo Basin Fracking

Chief Minister Natasha Fyles during a press conference in Darwin, Australia, on May 13, 2022. AAP Image/Aaron Bunch

Onshore fracking in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin could be underway as early as 2024 after the government lifted a five-year moratorium.

Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says the way has been cleared with all 135 recommendations from the 2018 Pepper inquiry implemented.