Artists call on Darwin festival to reject Santos sponsorship over fracking

Frack Free NT Alliance says oil and gas company sponsorship undermines the integrity of the festival and investment from the renewables sector should be sought instead

Artists and environmental activists have called on the Darwin festival to reject sponsorship from the energy company Santos because of its work to frack land in the Northern Territory for shale gas.

In an open letter to the organisers of next month's festival, a coalition of activists, artists, musicians, and film-makers have urged organisers to break their sponsorship agreement with Santos, and look for investment from the renewables sector instead.