Media Releases
Extinction inquiry interim report finds Albanese Government is failing Australia’s nature
May 23, 2024
A scathing report into the Albanese Government's handling of delayed federal environmental law reform has found time is running out for Australia's threatened wildlife and ecosystems and has urged the government to complete the task in this term of parliament.
Read MoreLock the Gate welcomes new rules targeting overseas emissions from QLD's coal and gas
May 20, 2024
The Queensland Government has finalised its greenhouse gas guidelines for new high emitting projects, confirming it will consider emissions generated overseas when assessing new coal and gas developments.
Read MoreHabitat offsets breaches little surprise in broken system
May 20, 2024
Widespread non-compliance uncovered in a national audit of biodiversity offsets is the tip of the iceberg, given Australia’s main environmental laws use offsetting conditions to enable unacceptable impacts on threatened wildlife and there are no habitat areas that are off limits.
Read MoreNew scientific paper exposes coal seam gas damage as government ignores risks and abandons farmers
May 20, 2024
A new Royal Society of Queensland paper exposes how successive governments have turned a blind eye to the devastating impacts of unconventional gas on some of the state’s most important agricultural land.
Read MoreNSW’s new greenhouse gas guidelines welcomed as screws tighten on coal mining expansions
May 20, 2024
Lock the Gate Alliance welcomes a NSW Government update today that it is empowering decision makers to consider how greenhouse gas pollution from big coal and gas projects would impact the state’s emissions reduction targets for the first time.
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