Nationals MP hails Narrabri gas project as win for community despite vocal opposition

Mark Coulton says the Santos project will benefit the entire country as the PM obfuscates on the cost of the gas-led recovery'

The Nationals frontbencher Mark Coulton has declared the controversial Narrabri gas project is a winner for his community, despite continuing opposition from landholders, environmentalists and Indigenous traditional owners.

With coal seam gas development a divisive issue in regional Australia, the National Farmers Federation last week warned the Morrison government to tread carefully with its much-vaunted gas-led recovery" after the coronavirus pandemic. NFF affiliate NSW Farmers has voiced its opposition to the Narrabri gas project.