More than 1,600 new gas wells approved for rural Queensland until 2081

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Climate Council senior advisor Ben McLeod said the decision was difficult to reconcile with Australia's emission reduction commitments.

"To see that they had approved it until 2081 — more than three decades after Australia should be reaching its net zero targets — is shocking," he said.