Sam McMahon (NT, Country Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

As part of the gas fired recovery, the government provided $13.7 million to extend the CSIRO's Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance, including in the NT. Stygofauna are small animals found in groundwater systems. GISERA's research confirms the presence of the same species at widely separated sites across the Cambrian Limestone Aquifer in the NT. There is nothing to suggest that unconventional gas development will impact on these animals, with industry having world's best practice technologies above that recommended by the independent scientific inquiry into hydraulic fracturing. The gas industry is vital for the economic development of the NT. The Greens will seize on every opportunity to spread misinformation and fear.