Media Releases
Fears fracking companies could contaminate communities with coronavirus
March 21, 2020
Indigenous residents of the remote NT community of Borroloola are urgently calling on the NT Government to ban gas company workers from travelling through the Gulf and Barkly region during the coronavirus crisis.
Read MoreSick joke: IPC should not be forced to conduct public hearings during coronavirus emergency
March 19, 2020
NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes’ push for the Independent Planning Commission to proceed with public hearings during the covid-19 pandemic is an alarming move, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.
Read MoreKEPCO’s Bylong coal mine legal challenge inconsistent with South Korea’s latest climate move
March 18, 2020
Plans to build a thermal coal mine on fertile agricultural land in the Bylong Valley are increasingly at odds with new climate policies of the ruling party in South Korea.
Read MoreIPC lock out leaves NSW communities vulnerable
March 16, 2020
The Berejiklian Government’s move to lock the Independent Planning Commission out of decisions on some major developments is a threat to communities battling destructive coal and gas projects, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.
Read MoreNo victory for Vickery: Coal mine referred but community remains opposed
March 12, 2020
Approving Whitehaven’s destructive Vickery coal mine expansion would have a terrible impact on local communities, farmland, the environment, and national heritage, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.
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