Development of the Northern Territory's natural gas industry may stall and investment and jobs lost if opinion polls predicting a resounding win for the ALP prove accurate.
Onshore gas explorers have already pulled back on drilling in the last few months amid the growing expectation that Labor under Leader Michael Gunner will wrest power from Adam Giles' Country Liberal Party.
Laura Tingle is The Australian Financial Review's former political editor. She is now chief political correspondent for the ABC's 7.30 program. Connect with Laura on Facebook and Twitter.
