Warning on use of fracking chemicals in Queensland's channel country

Unconventional gas projects use chemicals that are of potentially high concern' for sensitive region, report finds

A federal government scientific report has issued a warning about chemicals used in unconventional gas drilling in the sensitive wild rivers of the Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre basin.

As the government weighs up recommendations to expand the gas industry for a post-coronavirus recovery, the western rivers of Queensland loom as a significant test for how authorities will balance economics with the environment.