Exhibit  23.1   Consent  of  Counsel  (contained  in  Exhibit  5.1).



Exhibit  23.1     Consent  of  Independent  Registered  Public  Accounting Firm.

CONSENT  OF  INDEPENDENT  REGISTERED  PUBLIC  ACCOUNTING  FIRM

The  Board  of  Directors
Hyperdynamics  Corporation
Houston,  Texas

We  consent  to  the incorporation in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of
our  report  dated  September  21,  2005  relating to the consolidated financial
statements  as of June 30, 2005 and for the two years then ended incorporated by
reference  herein.  We  also  consent  to  the reference to us under the heading
"Interest  of  Named  Experts  and  Counsel"  in  this  Registration  Statement.



Malone  &  Bailey,  PC
www.malone-bailey.com
Houston,  Texas

January  11,  2006