Timor Sea communities due to file in Australian federal court claiming compensation from PTTEP Australasia
More than 13,000 Indonesian seaweed farmers are launching a $200m class action against the company they claim was responsible for Australia’s worst offshore oil spill, which sent millions of litres of oil towards their shores.
The action to be filed in the federal court in Sydney on Wednesday follows a seven-year fight for justice by Timor Sea communities, who say their lives changed dramatically for the worse after the 2009 Montara disaster.
Continue reading…
Source: Guardian Environment