Documents reveal 'close and cosy' CSG relationship between Santos and government

By Peter Hannam
Updated July 31 2016 - 1:09am, first published 12:15am
A protester locks on to a gate that is part of Santos' Narrabri CSG project. Photo: Dean Sewell
A protester locks on to a gate that is part of Santos' Narrabri CSG project. Photo: Dean Sewell
Part of the Narrabri gas project in the Pilliga State Forest. Photo: Dean Sewell
Part of the Narrabri gas project in the Pilliga State Forest. Photo: Dean Sewell

Coal seam gas developer Santos and the Baird government communicated closely at the time new laws curbing protest activity were being drawn up, with the office of Energy Minister Anthony Roberts supplying a draft of a key speech hours before he read it in parliament, documents reveal.

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