The lifetime of one of Australia's largest fossil fuel projects has officially been extended by four decades to 2070.
The extension for the North West Shelf comes days before the federal government is expected to announce its emissions reduction targets for 2035.
One of the world's biggest polluters per capita, Australia has pledged to reduce emissions by 43% by 2030, but is criticised for continuing to heavily rely on fossil fuels.
Critics say the extension hurts global climate goals, but Environment Minister Murray Watt said it includes dozens of new "strict conditions" - oil and gas giant Woodside Energy must reduce certain gas emissions from the project by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050.
He added that there were also new safeguards in place to to protect ancient Indigenous rock art in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
