Federal court could overturn Scott Morrison’s controversial veto of gas project off NSW coast

The government and Asset Energy agreed to end their legal battle over Morrison’s decision, by proposing consent orders to the court

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An intervention by the former prime minister Scott Morrison to halt a gas drilling project off the New South Wales coast could be overturned by the federal court.

The federal government and energy company Asset Energy agreed to end their legal battle over Morrison’s decision, by proposing consent orders to the federal court.

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