Media Releases
“We don’t have a horizon anymore”: Hunter Valley locals invite city people to see for themselves the devastation coal mining has caused
June 20, 2024
Lock the Gate Alliance will tomorrow begin a bus tour through the Hunter Valley to highlight the devastating impact of coal mining as the region faces proposed expansions of several large mines.
Read MoreDismay as federal agency says water trigger will likely not apply to NT fracking project that would drain 1 billion litres of water
June 18, 2024
The Federal Environment Department’s confirmation it will not recommend the use of expanded water protection laws for Tamboran’s latest fracking expansion puts the Northern Territory’s most precious resource and the communities who rely on it at risk.
Read MoreCoexistence can’t exist until QLD farmers gain right to say no to gas companies
June 17, 2024
Lock The Gate Alliance says there can be no coexistence between coal seam gas companies and landholders on the Darling Downs while farmers are unable to refuse access to companies who want to drill on their properties and the extraction of CSG is causing...
Read MoreCash-strapped NT fracker Tamboran makes bid for American oil money before Senate Inquiry appearance
June 17, 2024
Beetaloo Basin fracking company Tamboran Resources’ initial public offering to the New York stock exchange reveals the company does not have the money it needs to complete the exploration project it just received approval for, let alone the up to 200 wells it plans to drill...
Read MoreNature, climate, and environment groups call for Plibersek to reject koala killing coal mines
June 17, 2024
More than 50 national, state, and local climate and environment organisations have signed on to a joint letter calling on Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to reject new coal mines and coal mine expansions, currently under EPBC assessment, that would destroy koala habitat if...
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