Resources Minister Madeleine King says Peter Dutton’s pledge to fast-track approval of the North West Shelf expansion risks further delaying the project by exposing it to further legal challenge.
As the battle for votes in Western Australia heats up, King described Dutton’s pledge as “reckless and moronic”, arguing that circumventing due process would open the door to legal claims of apprehended bias.
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