马德琳·金在新闻俱乐部称，北领地化石燃料盆地的排放“已计入并抵消”，但研究发现，这十年95%的排放无需抵消。资源部长马德琳·金正面临呼声，要求她纠正其在一次重要演讲中的说法，即开发北领地一个大型化石燃料盆地所产生的所有温室气体排放都将被抵消，以限制其对气候的影响。
Madeleine King told press club emissions from NT fossil fuel basin ‘are accounted for and offset’ but research found 95% of emissions this decade would not have to be offset The resources minister, Madeleine King, is facing calls to correct her claim in a major speech that all greenhouse gas emissions from developing a massive fossil fuel basin in the Northern Territory will be offset to limit their impact on the climate.
周三，金在堪培拉全国新闻俱乐部发表讲话时，被问及她是否对天然气排放给澳大利亚人带来的影响感到安心，随后她为自己支持开发达尔文以南的比塔卢天然气盆地进行了辩护。
Speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday, King defended her support for the development of the Beetaloo gas basin south of Darwin after being asked if she was comfortable with the impact that the emissions from the gas would have on Australians.