Activists protest Murray Watt on Beetaloo gas

Activists protest Murray Watt on Beetaloo gas Alex Bainbridge Wed, 02/09/2026 - 15:14

• Alex Bainbridge

, Magan-djin/Brisbane September 2, 2026, Issue 1461, News

Yesterday, fracked gas from the Beetaloo Basin was pumped into the NT electricity grid for the first time. The NT is also planning a big expansion of data centres which will be run in part on Beetaloo gas.

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Around the country today, people took action to oppose the opening of Beetaloo and to highlight the disaster that ongoing fossil fuel extraction will be. This action was in Magan-djin/Brisbane outside federal environment minister Murray Watt's office.

Activists intended to present Watt with fracking fluid to show how dangerous it is, but he declined to meet with protesters.

• Climate crisis
• Energy
• Environment

• Beetaloo Basin
• Northern Territory
• gas fracking

• Australia

• Murray Watt