Jul 15, 2026 – 9.00amThe Northern Territory has told the Albanese government that its planned gas reservation system makes no sense in the territory and has asked instead for Canberra to back a major pipeline to transport gas from the vast Beetaloo Basin to the east coast.The left-field proposal made to the federal government comes as the vast Beetaloo region, more than 500 kilometres south-east of Darwin, is nearing the start-up of gas production, due in September.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles