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Rudi Maxwell

UNBELIEVABLE: Tiwi islanders lose challenge against santos pipeline - Caught on Camera

Simon Munkara has lost his court case preventing Santos' Barossa gas pipeline in the Timor Sea. (HANDOUT/TYMUNNA CLEMENTS)

The Federal Court has dismissed a challenge by Tiwi Islanders against Santos' gas pipeline in the Timor Sea, in a decision welcomed by the oil and gas industry.

Jikilaruwu traditional owner Simon Munkara lodged civil enforcement proceedings in the Federal Court in October against Santos over its Barossa gas export pipeline, saying cultural heritage would be at risk by its construction. 

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