It's quite possible that many are missing the subtle ingenuity of what's actually being played out.
Just suppose the Govs both State and Fed don't actually have a true problem with gas. What they have is a fundamental problem with the optics. Here they are trying to be all over whatever the woke ones want. They need the cross benchers, the teals the greens. They can't come forward and approve something theyre on record opposing. This is cutting of nose to spite face stuff.... but there is a way out..
Force it into court and out of their hands. Convenient. Ive suggested for some time this is as much about plausible deniability as anything.
Once it is approved its a non-thing any more to Labor... out of our hands yada yada yada
Theyll gladly spin the benefits of the new gas field , once it suits.
