About 60 protesters rallied outside Labor MP Peter Khalil’s office in Coburg on June 2, in response to Labor’s decision to approve Woodside’s North West Shelf gas extension.
Environment minister Murray Watt announced on May 28 he was giving the greenlight to Woodside’s Burrup Hub liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to operate until at least 2070.
Protesters expressed their anger with chants, signs and songs that condemned the disastrous climate impacts, marine ecosystem disruptions and destruction of the significant Murujuga rock art.
The Murujuga site contains more than 1 million pieces of 40,000-year-old Aboriginal rock art, one of the largest, densest and most diverse collections of rock art engravings in the world.
John Englart, from Climate Action Merri-bek, said Khalil “does not speak for us”, but instead represents the interests of gas companies. “The present LNG is destroying those petroglyphs … they are part of the songlines of this country, and we are going to destroy them for profits for gas companies.
“It’s not just what’s happening on the north-west shore, following this they are going to try and approve the Browse Gas extension, and the Beetaloo Gas Basin is proceeding.”
This was one of several snap actions organised by 350 Australia outside Labor MPs’ offices in Victoria.
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