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Norwegian fossil fuel company Equinor has just confirmed its intention to try risky deepwater oil drilling in the rough waters of our Great Australian Bight. To keep Big Oil out of the Bight, it’s critical that Equinor and regulator NOPSEMA hear from you.

Photo: Southern right whales in the Bight | Peta North

Why is my feedback important?

Every piece of oil spill modelling produced by experts—as well as the oil companies themselves—has confirmed that if an oil spill disaster happened in the Great Australian Bight, the outcome would be devastating.

If we can create enough public outcry, we can stop Equinor turning our pristine southern seas into an offshore oilfield.



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Equinor’s Environment Plan is a tough read—it’s 1,500 pages including the appendices. The first few questions in the form relate specifically to this Environment Plan. If you have responses to those, please use the fields to provide your feedback.

But the last question on the form ('Do you have any other comments?') is the most crucial to fill out. To have the biggest impact, make your response unique to you—instead of copying and pasting some of the below ideas, put them in your own words.