Media Releases

Palaszczuk Government approves more oil and gas licences on Lake Eyre flood plains while paying lip service to stakeholders

November 30, 2022

The Palaszczuk Government has given one of the biggest signals yet that it plans to backflip on multiple election promises to protect the Lake Eyre Basin from new oil and gas after it granted a prospecting licence across 1000 square kilometres north west of...

Coal seam gas pipeline explosion near Dalby leaves landholders demanding greater transparency, less risk

November 30, 2022

Farmers are calling for greater transparency from the coal seam gas industry after an Arrow Energy owned pipeline exploded near Lake Broadwater on the Western Downs, setting fire to a donga earlier this week.

First Nations, Bimblebox win in court decision against Clive Palmer’s Galilee Coal Mine

November 25, 2022

Today’s Land Court decision against Clive Palmer’s Galilee Coal Project will have welcome, far reaching consequences for all planned new coal mines in Queensland, say Lock the Gate Alliance and Environmental Advocacy in Central Queensland.

So-called “missing link” gas pipeline would carve through Pilliga, farmland

November 24, 2022

Newly released plans by Santos for a “Narrabri Lateral Pipeline” which would connect its gasfield to the company's proposed Hunter Gas Pipeline at Baan Baa reveal it would clear a 30km swathe through the Pilliga Forest and impact multiple properties along its 60km route.

ALL FOR SHOW: NT Government approves Tamboran frack plan with option to sell "exploratory" gas once laws in place

November 23, 2022

The Northern Territory Government has approved an application that would allow the sale of fracked gas from 12 new exploratory wells - once the government changes the law to make such an application possible.