International leaders raise their voices against Great Australian Bight oil drilling

Celebrities such as British business magnate Sir Richard Branson have joined the fight to stop a Norwegian oil company from drilling the Great Australian Bight.

It follows a number of ‘Fight for the Bight’ demonstrations held across Victoria and South Australia, led by surfers and environmentalists who fear the drilling could cause a “catastrophic” oil spill.

Oil giant Equinor is confident that its exploratory drilling will not cause a spill, but its own disaster-mitigation strategy showed that if its plans fail then oil could spread across the south coast of Australia and Tasmania.

Read The New Daily story by Samatha Dick - “International leaders raise their voices against Great Australian Bight oil drilling.”