| Traditional owners are again trying to block the Woodside Project | by Graham Lloyd The Australian, 19th November, 2012 FRESH legal action has been launched to stop Woodside’s $35 billion gas hub project at James Price Point, near Broome, which has divided Aboriginal and community groups in Western Australia’s far north. […]
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“Law Below the Top Soil” – Just Released
October 11, 2012 – 1:53 pm
Dr. Peter Botsman’s concise history of the flawed proposal to develop Browse Gas at James Price Point is now available publicly for the first time. Download it here.
Media Stories and links for December 2011
December 5, 2011 – 7:37 pm
From a landmark Supreme Court case outcome to financial and economic woes slowing down investment decisions, December was a newsworthy month for those interested in the proposed Browse gas hub. Woodside gas plant doubts Peter Ker, Rania Spooner, December 20, 2011 Sydney Morning Herald HOPES that Woodside Petroleum will abandon plans to build […]
Kimberley gas protest camp and blockade manari rd, James Price Point day 25
June 30, 2011 – 4:21 am
Day 25 In Perth today Colin Barnett, Woodside and the Kimberley Land Council were re-announcing a deal struck around the threat of compulsory acquisition of James Price Point. Meanwhile at the blockade a foggy morning lifted to clear statements of opposition to the Gas hub proposal and strong arguments from Traditional Custodians who challenge the […]
James Price Point, Manari road protest update days 15 and 16
June 21, 2011 – 1:50 pm
Day 15 Well, it is over 2 weeks now and a committed and growing group of people, supported by their community have held Woodside, Shell, Chevron, BHP and the Barnett lead state government overlords at bay. What a remarkable achievement. Australia and the world is taking notice. Yet again today a woodside contractor bus […]
Kimberely James Price Point protests – stopping the bulldozer, stopping the clearing – day 4 and 5 update
June 11, 2011 – 3:03 am
Day 4 and 5 Update Day 4, 10th June 2011 – After a night spent keeping a close eye on the bulldozer and other equipment protesters continued holding up the Bulldozer. No clearing has taken place and spirits are resolute. At one stage protesters were literally covering the bulldozer with their bodies. A solidarity action […]
Indigenous people complain of ‘pressure’ in 60-40 support of gas hub, but the fight goes on.
May 10, 2011 – 5:03 am
Traditional owners in Western Australia’s Kimberley region say they were forced to sign off on a multi-billion dollar gas hub, set to be built north of Broome. The Jabirr-Jabirr Goolarabooloo people last week voted in favour of the hub being located at James Point Price. There were 164 votes in favour, 108 against and five […]
Gas hub in doubt – ABC articles
August 27, 2010 – 9:37 am
Aboriginal Traditional Owners warn compulsory acquisition threatens Kimberley gas
FOUR CORNERS' "RUSH TO RICHES" AIRS JUNE 21st
June 20, 2010 – 10:41 am
ABC TV’s Four Corners returns to the Kimberley gas issue as the focus of their episode airing this Monday. Please see the show’s brief below. Rush to Riches Reporter Debbie Whitmont goes to the north-west coast of Western Australia to talk to the people at the centre of a bitter dispute over the location of […]
TAKE ACTION NOW! ON PRE-EMPTIVE EFFORTS AT JAMES PRICE POINT
June 18, 2010 – 1:55 pm
The community is concerned about Woodside and their JV partners upcoming work at James Price Point ahead of proper approvals. Marine scientist and environmental advocate Josh Coates tells us more below. Mr. Coates can be reached at j.coates@internode.on.net. Be sure to click the ‘MORE’ button to see the whole article and to see whom you […]
