Indigenous group seeks to block Santos gas pipeline off Australia

SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Australian government said on Tuesday it was reviewing an emergency application filed by an indigenous group seeking to block pipeline construction for Santos Ltd's $3.6 billion Barossa gas project off northern Australia. Six indigenous elders on the Tiwi Islands have urged Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to make a declaration to protect their heritage, which they said was at immediate risk of desecration from the construction of the pipeline.

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