The energy industry often operates on the assumption that if a project is big enough, its economic gravitational pull will simply warp the legal landscape to accommodate it. However, the proposed extension of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas processing plant in Western Australia—set to run until 2070—is proving to be a legal gauntlet. Facing challenges from both the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) and Friends of Australian Rock Art (FoARA), the federal environment minister’s approval is […]