The bitterly disappointing approval of Whitehaven’s Vickery coal mine near Boggabri in north west NSW is an indictment of the Berejiklian Government’s failure to protect farmland, communities, and water resources.

The newly created role of Queensland mine rehabilitation commissioner will revolutionise the way resource companies clean up their sites, with benefits flowing to taxpayers, regional communities, and the environment.

Lock the Gate Alliance will make an emergency submission to the NSW Independent Planning Commission in relation to Whitehaven Coal’s Vickery proposal, urging the authority to take into account 16 new charges levelled at the company today.

A botanical survey at a site north of Bundaberg slated for a potential coal mine has revealed numerous plant communities and bird species would be placed under threat if the project goes ahead.

Renowned Australian musician John Butler is the latest high profile name to publicly oppose fracking in the Northern Territory, with plans to play a protest gig via Facebook Live this Monday night (August 17).