Federal government gives environmental approval to controversial $3.6bn Narrabri gas project

The approval is the final major regulatory hurdle for the project, but environmentalists and critics have vowed to keep fighting it

The controversial $3.6bn Narrabri gas project that would drill up to 850 wells in grazing land and forest in northern New South Wales has been given environmental approval by the Morrison government.

The environment minister, Sussan Ley, said on Tuesday she was satisfied the biodiversity of the Pilliga forest would be safeguarded by conditions set for the project, proposed by Santos.