Media Releases
CSG methane pollution “significant” at QLD workover site: CSIRO report reveals
June 01, 2017
The Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed a new CSIRO report that has produced findings highlighting far more research is required to measure the methane emissions from the unconventional gas extraction process.
Read MoreRoyalty Deferment is Holiday by Any Other Name: Massive Loan to Open Up Coal Basins
May 27, 2017
Lock the Gate Alliance has described the 5-year deferment of royalties announced today by the Queensland Premier as a massive taxpayer loan designed to open up new coal mining basins that would put land, water and the climate at risk.
Read MoreRoyalty Holiday would put 110,000 hectares of farmland at risk on Western Downs
May 26, 2017
Lock the Gate Alliance has responded to reports the Queensland Government is considering extending a possible royalty holiday for the Adani coal mine to other mining companies across three mining basins, including the Surat Basin, as a recipe for disaster for food production in...
Read MoreNT fracking economics report could be marred with conflict of interest
May 26, 2017
The announcement that ACIL Allen is the successful tenderer for the Economic report to the NT Fracking Inquiry has drawn criticism and concern due to a perceived conflict of interest over its major clients in the oil and gas sector.
Read More$1.5 billion upfront cash bond needed for Adani mine rehabilitation liability – report
May 24, 2017
New analysis by Lock the Gate Alliance released today estimates that it would cost at least $1.5 billion to rehabilitate the Adani Carmichael coal mine in Central Queensland.
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