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THURSDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 2025
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A paddle out protest held in April, 2021 Photo: Surf Rider Australia
On Tuesday, September 16-17, Asset Energy’s application was to have a two-day hearing in Sydney, reopening a contentious issue that has stirred political, environmental and community opposition across the
Central Coast, Northern Beaches and Hunter regions for some years. Coast Community News has covered the PEP 11 dispute over the years, but it took a sharp turn in February 2023, when the Federal Court “quashed” a decision by former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, acting as the Resources Minister, to terminate the licence in 2021. That judgement led to a settlement between Asset Energy and the Commonwealth, with the government agreeing to pay the company’s legal costs. Continued page 2
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