Media Releases

Political party opposition to Safe Drinking Water Act won’t wash with NT voters

August 04, 2020

Protect Country Alliance has criticised Labor and the CLP for refusing to support a Safe Drinking Water Act in the NT while the parties back dirty and dangerous fracking projects.

Taxpayers should not have to give money to bail out the gas industry

July 29, 2020

Taxpayer subsidies and slashing environmental protection from coal seam gas and fracking projects would be a disaster for regional communities, water supplies, and the livelihoods of farmers, according to Lock the Gate.

Matt Canavan's misguided gas pipedreams not welcome in the Top End

July 28, 2020

Territorians have today called on Matt Canavan to stay out of the Top End's affairs, after media reported his comments on the Beetaloo Basin.

GAB report a warning for gas-addicted governments

July 28, 2020

Lock the Gate Alliance is urging state and territory governments to heed the warnings contained in the long-awaited Great Artesian Basin Strategic Management Plan concerning the unconventional gas industry and the threat it poses to the vital underground water resource.

Santos missed likely connections between coal seam and aquifers, putting farmers’ water at risk

July 23, 2020

Farmers are crying foul after it appears likely Santos seriously underestimated risks to groundwater from its proposed Narrabri gasfield, with concerns critical data and information was overlooked in the company’s environmental assessment.