All mining activity in the Great Australian Bight would be outlawed under legislation to be introduced to Parliament by the Greens. For more detailed questions, BP referred Guardian Australia to its contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling, which will conduct the drilling. Diamond Offshore Drilling did not respond to queries. The news comes as the Senate environment and communications committee considers what to do with a lapsed inquiry into BP’s plans in the Great Australian Bight. “Labor committed during the election to supporting a senate inquiry on BP’s Great Australian Bight project and we look forward to that getting underway as soon as feasible,” Burke said.

Source: The Guardian September 13, 2016 18:56 UTC