Thursday, February 23

Second native title claim on gas hub site closer



Alan Pigram, John Butler and Joseph Roe (r) at James Price Point protesting the proposed gas hub

Further doubts have been cast over the land deal underpinning the $30 billion Kimberley gas hub project, following a vote by Aboriginal families in Broome.

The Jabirr-Jabirr Goolarabooloo people have had a claim over the land for 16 years.

Last May they agreed to accept a $1 billion benefits package in exchange for allowing the contentious project to proceed.

Last year, Mr Roe - who opposes any industrial development in the area - indicated he wanted to lodge a separate, competing native title claim to try and invalidate the deal struck.

Yesterday, he put that proposal to the claim group at a closed meeting in Broome.


ABC News

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