Published: December 18, 2018
The state government is allowing fracking in an area almost the size of Tasmania
The response to the announcement by premier Mark McGowan that Western Australia would be opened up to fracking has been first disbelief, followed by anger. History shows people are prepared to accept unpopular policies when a solid rationale is laid out based on sound evidence and analysis, but that is certainly not the case with this decision.
Journalists at the closed media briefing immediately saw through the disingenuous spin that 98% of the state will be frack free. Fracking 2% of WA is an area of 5 million hectares, or 50,000 square kilometres – around three quarters the size of the state of Tasmania.
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