Labor's support for 'carbon disaster' in Beetaloo basin condemned

Lock the Gate says fracking in Northern Territory basin would be the equivalent of 50 new coal-fired power stations

Labor's support for unlocking the gas supply from the Northern Territory's Beetaloo basin has drawn the anger of environmental groups, who say its emissions would dwarf those from Adani's proposed Carmichael coalmine.

Earlier this week Labor announced it would replace the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility with a different fund to finance infrastructure projects of national significance in the north of the country.