Revelations a massive thermal coal mine planned for the Galilee Basin has likely been scrapped due to international market factors shows the need for investment in long term, secure jobs in North and Central Queensland, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.

The NT Government’s travelling salesman approach to its deeply unpopular fracking policy is insulting to Traditional Owners and landholders in the Beetaloo Basin.

Northern Rivers residents wearing snorkels and scuba gear have gathered in Lismore to make a splash about the climate crisis ahead of this weekend’s election.

Lock the Gate Alliance has slammed a recommendation by the Queensland Coordinator General to allow the Olive Downs coal project to leave three un-rehabilitated pit voids on the Isaac River flood plain after the mine closes.

An alarming NSW Water submission that highlights the destructive impact coal mining is having on the Sydney Water Catchment Area must be heeded by the NSW Government according to Lock the Gate Alliance.