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SA government plans to remove 10-year fracking ban in state's South East
Key takeaways
- SA Premier Peter Malinauskas says the government plans to introduce the bill to parliament next week.
- The Malinauskas government said fracking was currently permitted everywhere in SA except the South East, where a 10-year moratorium was put in place in 2018 by the then-Liberal government.
- Hydraulic fracture stimulation, or fracking, is used to extract underground oil and natural gas.
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SA Premier Peter Malinauskas says the government plans to introduce the bill to parliament next week. (ABC News: Daniel Taylor)
Link copied Share Share article The South Australian government is planning to lift a ban on fracking in the state's South East amid reports of increasing risks to gas supply in southern parts of the nation.
The Malinauskas government said fracking was currently permitted everywhere in SA except the South East, where a 10-year moratorium was put in place in 2018 by the then-Liberal government.
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