Is there really untold oil wealth in Queensland’s Taroom Trough? Here’s why scepticism is warranted
- Written by Kevin Morrison, Industry Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
Robert Lucian Crusitu/ShutterstockAs Australian leaders scramble to secure fuel supplies on the international market, Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has been quick to pitch a domestic option: begin extracting the “sea of oil” in the Taroom Trough, a geological formation near the town of Roma.
The state government is strongly...





